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Kurt Vonnegut Bibliography
The bibliography of Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) includes essays, books and fiction, as well as film and television adaptations of works written by the Indianapolis-born author. Vonnegut began his literary career with science fiction short stories and novels, but abandoned the genre to focus on political writings and painting in his later life. Novels Collections Plays Short stories Articles Interviews Other works Library of America The Library of America (LOA) is a nonprofit publisher of classic American literature. Founded in 1979 with seed money from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Ford Foundation, the LOA has published over 300 volumes by authors rang ... Collection Film and television adaptations References Further reading * External linksVonnegut's archive at ''In These Times'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Vonnegut, Kurt Bibliographies of American writers Bibliographies by writer Postmodern literature bibliographies Science fiction bibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works; further collections have been published after his death. Born and raised in Indianapolis, Vonnegut attended Cornell University but withdrew in January 1943 and enlisted in the US Army. As part of his training, he studied mechanical engineering at the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) and the University of Tennessee. He was then deployed to Europe to fight in World War II and was captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge. He was interned in Dresden, where he survived the Allied bombing of the city in a meat locker of the slaughterhouse where he was imprisoned. After the war, he married Jane Marie Cox, with whom he had three children. He adopted his nephews after his siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jailbird (novel)
''Jailbird'' is a novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1979. The book is regarded as Kurt Vonnegut's " Watergate novel." The novel is narrated by protagonist Walter F. Starbuck, a man recently released from a minimum-security prison in Georgia after serving time for his small role in the Watergate Scandal. ''Jailbird'' is written as a standard memoir, revealing Starbuck's present situation, then coming full circle to tell the story of his first two days after being released from prison. Through Starbuck, ''Jailbird'' discusses the history of the American labor movement, alongside corporate America, McCarthyism, the Nixon administration, and Watergate. ''Jailbird'' includes a cameo by Kilgore Trout, a recurring Vonnegutian character known for writing science fiction novels and short stories. Unlike other versions of the character, this "Kilgore Trout" is revealed to be the pseudonym of a character in prison, deliberately contradicting the autobiographical details of Trout's li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armageddon In Retrospect
''Armageddon in Retrospect'' is a collection of short stories and essays about war and peace written by Kurt Vonnegut. It is the first posthumous collection of his previously unpublished writings. The book includes an introduction by Mark Vonnegut, a letter from Kurt to his family about his experiences as an American prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of w ... in Nazi Germany, and the fire-bombing of Dresden. Like many of Vonnegut's other books, ''Armageddon in Retrospect'' is laden with handwritten quotations and rough drawings by the author. Contents # Vonnegut's Speech at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 2007 # Letter from PFC Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., to his family, May 29, 1945 (not included in audio edition) # "Wailing Shall Be in All Streets" # "Great Day" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Man Without A Country
''A Man Without a Country'' (subtitle: ''A Memoir of Life in George W. Bush's America'') is an essay collection published in 2005 by the author Kurt Vonnegut. The essays deal with topics ranging from the importance of humor, to problems with modern technology, to Vonnegut's opinions on the differences between men and women. Many of the essays explicate Vonnegut's views about politics and the issues in modern American society, often from a humanistic perspective. ''A Man Without a Country'' was a ''New York Times'' Bestseller and a Booksense IndieBound is a marketing movement for independent bookstores launched in 2008 by the American Booksellers Association. With resources targeted for "indie" booksellers, it promotes fiscal localism. IndieBound's curated reading lists include the In ... Notable Book. In January 2007, Vonnegut indicated that he intended this to be his final work – a statement proved correct, with his death in April 2007. All of Vonnegut's later works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
God Bless You, Dr
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Uncollected Short Fiction
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An Autobiographical Collage
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Wampeters, Foma And Granfalloons
''Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (Opinions)'' is a collection of essays, reviews, short travel accounts, and human interest stories written by Kurt Vonnegut from c. 1966–1974. On the title Vonnegut explains the title in the introduction: :Dear Reader: The title of this book is composed of three words from my novel ''Cat's Cradle''. A " wampeter" is an object around which the lives of many otherwise unrelated people may revolve. The Holy Grail would be a case in point. "Foma" are harmless untruths, intended to comfort simple souls. An example: "Prosperity is just around the corner." A " granfalloon" is a proud and meaningless association of human beings. Taken together, the words form as good an umbrella as any for this collection of some of the reviews and essays I've written, a few of the speeches I made. Contents * "Science Fiction" - Vonnegut's reflections on writing science fiction. * "Brief Encounters on the Inland Waterway" (1966) - This recounts a journey from Massach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome To The Monkey House
''Welcome to the Monkey House'' is a collection of 25 short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, published by Delacorte in August 1968. The stories range from wartime epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The stories are often intertwined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature and mid-twentieth century society. Contents * "Where I Live" ('' Venture- Traveler’s World'', October 1964) * "Harrison Bergeron" (''The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction'', October 1961) * " Who Am I This Time?" (''The Saturday Evening Post'', 16 December 1961) * "Welcome to the Monkey House" (''Playboy'', January 1968) * "Long Walk to Forever" (''Ladies Home Journal'', August 1960) * "The Foster Portfolio" (''Collier's Magazine'', 8 September 1951) * "Miss Temptation" (''The Saturday Evening Post'', April 21, 1956) * " All the King's Horses" (''Collier's Magazine'', 10 Feb 1951) * "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" (''Collier's Magazine'', 14 March 1953) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canary In A Cathouse
''Canary in a Cat House'' is a collection of twelve short stories by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1961. Eleven of the twelve appear in the later collection ''Welcome to the Monkey House'', with "Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp" being omitted. In a later collection of short stories, ''Bagombo Snuff Box'', there is a story with that title although it is a different version. Contents # "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" (''Collier's'', 11 February 1950Jerome Klinkowitz The Vonnegut effect' pp. 19-22) # " All The King's Horses" (''Collier's'', 10 February 1951) # "D.P." # " The Manned Missiles" # " The Euphio Question" (''Collier's'', 12 May 1951) # "More Stately Mansions" # "The Foster Portfolio" # "Deer in the Works" # " Hal Irwin's Magic Lamp" # " Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" #Unready to Wear (''Galaxy Science Fiction'', April 1953) # "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow "Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow" is the beginning of the second sentence of one of the most famous solilo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timequake
''Timequake'' is a 1997 semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Marketed as a novel, the book was described as a "stew" by Vonnegut, in which he summarizes a novel he had been struggling with for a number of years. Plot summary Vonnegut uses the premise of a timequake (or repetition of actions) in which there is no free will. The idea of determinism is explored—as it is in many of his previous works—to assert that people really have no free will. Kilgore Trout serves again as the main character, who the author declares as having died in 2001, at the fictitious Xanadu retreat in Rhode Island. Vonnegut explains in the beginning of the book that he was not satisfied with the original version of ''Timequake'' he wrote (or ''Timequake One''). Taking parts of ''Timequake One'' and combining it with personal thoughts and anecdotes produced the finished product, so-called ''Timequake Two''. Many of the anecdotes deal with Vonnegut's family, the death of loved ones, and peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hocus Pocus (novel)
''Hocus Pocus, or What's the Hurry, Son?'' is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. Plot summary In an editor's note at the beginning of the book, Vonnegut claims to have found hundreds of scraps of paper of varying sizes, from wrapping paper to business cards, sequentially numbered by their author to form a narrative. The breaks between pieces of paper often signal a sort of ironic "punchline". The main character is Eugene Debs Hartke, a Vietnam War veteran and carillonneur who realizes that he has killed exactly as many people as the number of women he has had sex with. The character's name is an homage to American labor and political leader Eugene V. Debs and anti-war senator Vance Hartke, both from Vonnegut's home state, Indiana. Upon his discharge from the military, Hartke becomes a professor at Tarkington College in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, but is later fired for sexual misconduct. Hartke then becomes a teacher at a private prison in the nearby town of Scipio. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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