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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American novelist who wrote works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). He was known for his humanist beliefs as well as being honorary president of the American Humanist Association. He is widely considered one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century.

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American author (1922–2007)

Born 11 November 1922
Died 11 April 2007

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  • Cover of: Slaughterhouse-Five
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  • Cover of: Cat's Cradle
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  • Cover of: Player Piano
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    Cover of edition playerpiano00vonn First published in 1952 — 44 editions
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  • Cover of: Galápagos: a novel
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  • Cover of: Mother night
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    Cover of edition mothernight00vonn Cover of edition mothernight0000vonn_o8k6 First published in 1961 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sirens of Titan
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  • Cover of: Jailbird: a novel
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  • Cover of: Breakfast of champions: or, Goodbye blue Monday!
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  • Cover of: Again, Dangerous Visions
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    Cover of edition againdangerousvi0000unse Cover of edition againdangerousvi0000harl Cover of edition againdangerousvi0000unse_x4z3 Cover of edition againdangerousvi0000elli Cover of edition againdangerousvi0000unse_v3o2 First published in 1967 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
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  • Cover of: Welcome to the monkey house: a collection of short works
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  • Cover of: Slapstick: or Lonesome no more!
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  • Cover of: Armageddon in Retrospect
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  • Cover of: Palm Sunday: an autobiographical collage
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  • Cover of: Hocus Pocus
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    Cover of edition hocuspocus000 Cover of edition hocuspocus00vonn First published in 1990 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Timequake
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    Cover of edition timequake00kurt Cover of edition timequake0000kurt First published in 1997 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: 2 B R 0 2 B

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  • Cover of: Bluebeard: a novel
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  • Cover of: Deadeye Dick
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  • Cover of: Fates Worse than Death: An Autobiographical Collage
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    First published in 1982 — 9 editions
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American author (1922–2007)

Born 11 November 1922
Died 11 April 2007

Subjects

Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), Vonnegut, kurt, 1922-2007, Science fiction, American literature, Authors, biography, Fiction, general, Fiction, science fiction, general, Authorship, World War, 1939-1945, Biography, American Novelists, American Science fiction, Classic Literature, Literature, Short stories, Social life and customs, American Authors, Drama, Essays (single author), Juvenile fiction, Kilgore Trout (Fictitious character), Large type books, Politics and government

Places

United States, Alabama, Massachusetts, New England, Owl Creek Bridge, Salem Village, Barnstable (Mass.), Borneo, California, Chapelizod, Dresden, Dublin, England, Eton College, Galapagos Islands, Germany, Haiti, Indiana, Jefferson, Kentucky Derby, La Plata, Las Vegas, Missouri, New York, New York City

People

Kurt Vonnegut, Devil, Faith Brown, Goodman Brown, Goody Cloyse, Jesus Christ, Peyton Farquhar, Amanda Wingfield, Billy Pilgrim, Bobby Forney, Caddy, Captain Beatty, Clarisse McClellan, Dilsey, Emily Sinico, Essays.10 Kurt Vonnegut, Ethelred, Fortunato, Guy Montag, Howard Forney, Hunter S. Thompson, Hunter Thompson, Ivan Chermayeff, Jailer, James Duffy

Time

20th century, 2001-2009, 1600s, 1861-1865, 19th century, 2001-, American Civil War, Civil War, 1861-65, 1939-1945, 1960s, 1972, 21st century, carnival

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  • Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
  • Курт Воннегут

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February 11, 2025 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
February 11, 2025 Edited by dcapillae update alternative names
February 11, 2025 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
January 29, 2024 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import