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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (/ˈvɒnᵻɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. He is most famous for his darkly satirical, best-selling novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).
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. After the war, Vonnegut married Jane Marie Cox, with whom he had three children. He later adopted his sister's three sons, after she died of cancer and her husband died in a train accident.
Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952. The novel was reviewed positively, but was not commercially successful. In the nearly twenty years that followed, Vonnegut published several novels that were only marginally successful, such as Cat's Cradle (1963) and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1964). 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, and its reviews were generally positive. After its release, Slaughterhouse-Five went to the top of The New York Times Best Seller list, thrusting Vonnegut into fame. He was invited to give speeches, lectures, and commencement addresses around the country and received many awards and honors.
The importance of reading is one of the topics Michael Atwood discusses with Kurt Vonnegut in this interview from 1991. This is the first of four sections of the interview. This interview originally ran in episode #207 (1991). See more segments from Across Indiana on WFYI's website: http://www.wfyi.org/acrossindiana/
Kurt Vonnegut talks about his 1961 novel "Mother Night"—now a motion picture starring Nick Nolte and Sheryl Lee—and the writer grades his own books including "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle," and "Timequake." See more on the Authors Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIZqvqbtz9I30kDK7RrKXxtLK9WxA33-T
In August 2006, Kurt Vonnegut was interviewed on public radio from inside the 3-D virtual on-line community Second Life. The broadcast, produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media for "The Infinite Mind" public radio series, was the first to be taped inside a virtual world, and it was the author's last sit-down interview. In Second Life, Vonnegut appeared with "The Infinite Mind" host John Hockenberry in front of an audience of more than 100 avatars from around the world in Lichtenstein Creative Media's 16-acre virtual broadcast center.
Author Kurt Vonnegut interviewed by Stephen Banker circa 1978. The image used above is by cloudsfall, whose work can be seen via the link below: http://cloudsfall.deviantart.com/ To learn more about Kurt Vonnegut and his work, click the link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut
This Forum now available at www.forumchannel.org Kurt Vonnegut and Joyce Carol Oates, two of America's finest authors, discuss censorship during "An Evening with Our Favorite Writers" Forum. Other panelist was Jennifer Weiner and The Forum was moderated by Colin McEnroe. February 4, 2006. Learn more about The Connecticut Forum and upcoming events at www.ctforum.org See FULL FORUMS at www.forumchannel.org
Eliot Stein Interviews Kurt Vonnegut www.eliotstein.com
The late author Kurt Vonnegut tells Charlie how he grades his books. SUBSCRIBE to get the latest from Charlie Rose: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseSUBSCRIBE Connect with Charlie Rose Online: Visit the Charlie Rose WEBSITE: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseDotCom Like Charlie Rose on FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseFacebook Follow Charlie Rose on TWITTER: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseTwitter Follow Charlie Rose on INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/CharlieRoseInstagram About Charlie Rose: Emmy award winning journalist Charlie Rose has been praised as "one of America's premier interviewers." He is the host of Charlie Rose, the nightly PBS program that engages America's best thinkers, writers, politicians, athletes, entertainers, business leaders, scientists and other newsmakers. USA Today calls Charlie Rose, "T...
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This episode is brought to you by Dropbox http://www.dropbox.com "Nothing means anything" - Kurt Vonnegut on November 8, 1970 From the Pacifica Radio Archives Hear the full, unedited interview plus see Vonnegut's art work, learn secrets of Slaughterhouse-Five, and more nuggets of Vonnegut here: http://blankonblank.org/kurt-vonnegut In November 1970, Kurt Vonnegut walked into a class room at NYU. He was a guest speaker that day. He’d prepared some handwritten notes on what he wanted to say: there were his thoughts on the art of writing, his childhood, the death of his parents. He jumped from topic to topic as he shuffled through his papers. Sometimes his voice trailed off. He delivered punchlines with perfect timing. The class roared. Listening to this tape, we get to be flies on the w...
And So It Goes is the culmination of five years of research and writing—the first-ever biography of the life of Kurt Vonnegut, author of the now-classic Slaughterhouse Five: Vonnegut's World II experiences turned into fiction. Published in November 2011, Charles J. Shields' biography was chosen by the New York Times and the Washington Post as a 2011 Notable Book, and been widely acclaimed by reviewers. Shields is also the author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee (2006), which spent 15 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. In August 2011 he was named associate director of the Chappell Great Lives Lecture Series.
Kurt Vonnegut on Bookworm, from April 6 2006. KCRW own the audio.
De wereld zal veranderen
Vannacht, vannacht
Door ons en nog wat anderen
Vannacht, vannacht
Door eenieder die vanavond
Wil verdwalen in de stad
En de eerste kroeg de beste
Want we hebben nog niks gehad!
De wereld zal iets mooier zijn
Vannacht, vannacht
Vol rozengeur en maneschijn
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We vergeten het verleden
In het heden ligt de schat
En de eerste kroeg de beste
Want we hebben nog niks gehad!
Hee drink ze leeg, want dit is het moment
Je weet vandaag niet zeker
Of je er morgen nog wel bent
Drink ze leeg, dan gaan we weer op pad
En de eerste kroeg de beste
Want we hebben nog niks gehad!
De hemel zal vol sterren staan
Vannacht, vannacht
Als we zingend door de straten gaan
Vannacht, vannacht
Want de dorst die moet voor eeuwig
Bij z'n lurven gevat
En de eerste kroeg de beste
Want we hebben nog niks gehad!