Von·ne·gut

(vŏn′ĭ-gət), Kurt, Jr. 1922-2007.

American writer whose works show compassion and humor in the midst of the violence and alienation of modern life. His novels include Cat's Cradle (1963) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).

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Vonnegut

(ˈvɒnɪɡʌt)

(Biography) Kurt. 1922–2007, US novelist. His works include Cat's Cradle (1963), Slaughterhouse Five (1969), Galapagos (1985), Hocus Pocus (1990), and Timequake (1997)

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Vonnegut - United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922)

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Army chaplain's assistant Billy Pilgrim, did all that and more in Kurt Vonnegut's antiwar and pro-time travel novel Slaughterhouse-Five, that welcome staple of high-school English courses whose golden anniversary is upon us.

Billy Pilgrim Turns 50

Kurt Vonnegut Remembered an anthology of remiscences about American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), who is best known for his best-selling, dark satire novel "Slaughterhouse Five".

Kurt Vonnegut Remembered

Fifty years ago Kurt Vonnegut published his bestselling novel Slaughterhouse-Five, which in myriad, inventive ways makes that point.

EDITOR'S NOTE

Vonnegut's views on religion seep through his works, such as Cat's Cradle, through the religion Bokonism which is based on the belief that all religions (including Bokonism) are lies but, at the same time it is a useful religion that sometimes offers profound insights into the human condition.

Past in Perspective

Kurt Vonnegut writes a letter to some students offering them a piece of advice to achieve a happy life: "Practise any art, music, singing, dancing, acting no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow."

A great place for the soul; MY CITY

Summary: In publishing a "practical guide" to the global economy, American economic researcher Andrew Vonnegut provides a toolset for better understanding the ways in which it is prone to be influenced by "big shifts." According to Vonnegut, such shifts can be demographic or ecological, but can also involve issues related to inequality, information technology, and emerging...

Inside the global economy

Here, Brett begins a set of four chapters on the lasting effects of war within the discussion of postmodernism and World War II, each interpreted through Vonnegut and Heller.

Brett, Laurel. Disquiet on the Western Front