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Tag Archives: Kurt Vonnegut
Writers Not Writing
Posted in Books, History, Photography, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, Ernest Hemingway, Kurt Vonnegut, William S. Burroughs
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Live Your Way Into The Answer
Rainer Maria Rilke // “Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live them…the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps then, someday far in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, USA, Writing
Tagged Kurt Vonnegut, novelists, Poets, Rainer Maria Rilke, Toni Morrison
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The America I Love Still Exists
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried … Continue reading
Science Fiction Day
Even if you are one of those readers who claim that they don’t like science fiction, it’s more than likely that there are some works in the genre that you have appreciated and enjoyed. When it comes to science fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Film, History, movies, Writing
Tagged Dune, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Ray Bradbury, Science fiction
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Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library opened in a donated storefront in the author’s hometown of Indianapolis in 2011. Over the years, the institution’s success as a tourist attraction and literary pilgrimage site made it obvious that the museum couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, Libraries, Museums, Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Fiction, Indiana, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
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Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Kurt Vonnegut’s masterwork Slaughterhouse-Five. Part autobiographical, part science fiction, part satire, Slaughterhouse-Five was Vonnegut’s first bestseller and remains a revered literary classic of the 20th century. After the real-life Vonnegut … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Dresden, Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five, World War II
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Why Vonnegut Matters
Like many Kurt Vonnegut fans I became a devoted reader during my early adolescence. If memory serves, the first of his novels that I read was Sirens of Titan, but it could have just as well been Cat’s Cradle. Of course they weren’t teaching … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Film, USA, Writing
Tagged American Literature, Kurt Vonnegut, novels, Satire, Science fiction
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The Shapes of Stories
The always spot on cartoonist Grant Snider created this terrific graphic representation of Kurt Vonnegut’s timeless lecture on the shapes of stories.
Posted in Art, Books, Film, USA, Writing
Tagged Cartoons, Grant Snider, Kurt Vonnegut
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A few fomas and some granfaloons
During my adolescence, I was strongly influenced by reading Kurt Vonnegut’s brilliant novels. His thoroughly original mash-up of science fiction, satire, dark humor, and political commentary resonated with my angsty teen self. Over the years, I’ve collected and sold a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Breakfast of Champions, Cat's Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night, Sirens of Titan, Slaughterhouse Five
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