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| Name: |
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. | | Birth Date: |
November 11, 1922 | | Place of Birth: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
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writer, essayist, dramatist |
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 Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
1363 words, approx. 4.5 pages
 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (born 1922) is acknowledged as a major voice in American literature and applauded for his pungent satirical depictions of modern society. Emphasizing the comic absurdity of the human condition, he frequently depicts characters who sear... summary from source:
 Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
16774 words, approx. 55.9 pages
 [This entry was updated by Peter J. Reed (University of Minnesota) from his entry in DLB 152: American Novelists Since World War II, Fourth Series.] Though Kurt Vonnegut had been a widely read short-story writer throughout the 1950s and though his novels... summary from source:
Biography of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
14474 words, approx. 48.2 pages
As of 1987 Kurt Vonnegut's work includes twelve novels, a play and a television play, two collections of short stories, two collections of essays, and a miscellany of uncollected shorter pieces of fiction and nonfiction. He is himself the subject of a nu...
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 Slaughterhouse Five Summary
3,425 words, approx. 11 pagesSlaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Born in 1922, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. had written five books before Slaughterhouse Five catapulted him to international recognition as one of the brightest, most imaginative authors of contemporary American fiction.... summary from source:
 Slaughterhouse-Five Information
5,125 words, approx. 17 pages
<i>Slaughterhouse-Five; or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance With Death</i> is a 1969 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. One of his most popular works and widely regarded as a classic, it combines science fiction elements with an analysis of the human...
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 AP News Vonnegut's hometown honors late author
4/28/2007: 468 words, approx. 2 pagesA hometown celebration of Kurt Vonnegut's life and literary prowess was highlighted Friday night with the last thing the author wrote _ a speech he had planned to deliver himself at Butler University.Vonnegut wrote the 13-page lecture two weeks before he died at age 84... summary from source:
AP News Novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at age 84
4/12/2007: 1,051 words, approx. 4 pagesKurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle," died Wednesday. He was 84.Vonnegut, who often marveled that he had lived so long despite his lifelong smoking...
Literary Criticism
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 Thomas L. Hartshorne
6,855 words, approx. 23 pages
In the following essay, Hartshorne examines the novels Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse V as fables that may shed light on cultural and political phenomena of the 1960s.
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Critical Essay by Peter J. Reed
3,026 words, approx. 10 pages
Slaughterhouse-Five from the start suggested the possibility that Vonnegut had written the crucial personal experiences out of his system, and I think that this is one reason we have all tended to wait with particular interest, and perhaps a little uncertainty, for what would subsequently come from him. In prefacing [Happy Birthday, Wanda June], Vonnegut declared that he was through with novels and with characters who were "spooks"…. The end appeared at hand, if one dared take the autho... summary from source:
Critical Essay by Thomas L. Hartshorne
2,098 words, approx. 7 pages
[A] comparison between Catch-22 and Slaughterhouse V offers interesting insights into the shift in attitudes, the change in political culture, and the transition in the general cultural atmosphere [during the decade of the sixties]. The two books are particularly suited for comparison because there are many points of similarity between them. To mention only the most obvious, both deal with World War II, both assert a strongly antiwar position, both are highly critical of other features of modern life, both ...
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 Essay Grade: 92%Antiwar Message in "Slaughterhouse-Five"
587 words, approx. 2 pages
This essay deals with the elements of writing used by Kurt Vonnegut in his novel "Slaughterhouse-Five" to create his antiwar message.
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