Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - The Librettist
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer and humorist. Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Vonnegut attended Cornell University, but dropped out in January 1943 and enlisted in the United States Army. He was 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 and survived the Allied bombing of the city by taking refuge in a meat locker.
Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952. Vonnegut's magnum opus, however, was his immediately successful sixth novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. The book's antiwar sentiment resonated with its readers amidst the ongoing Vietnam War.
Vonnegut has been hailed as a morbidly comical commentator on the society and as one of the most important contemporary writers.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, Vonnegut attended Cornell University, but dropped out in January 1943 and enlisted in the United States Army. He was 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 and survived the Allied bombing of the city by taking refuge in a meat locker.
Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952. Vonnegut's magnum opus, however, was his immediately successful sixth novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. The book's antiwar sentiment resonated with its readers amidst the ongoing Vietnam War.
Vonnegut has been hailed as a morbidly comical commentator on the society and as one of the most important contemporary writers.
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