Kurt vonnegut biography wikipedia

American documentary

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time is a 2021 American documentary film, directed by Robert B. Weide.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Kurt Vonnegut's life and work. At the same time, it explores the process of making this film, which started 40 years earlier.

Cast

The cast includes Jerome Klinkowitz, Sidney Offit, Morley Safer, Daniel Simon, and David L. Ulin.

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2021 DOC NYC film festival. In a review in The Hollywood Reporter, Angie Han wrote, "does, in the end, feel like a true act of friendship. If that isn’t nice, what is?"IndieWire's review, commented that the film "is at its best during the occasional stretches in which it candidly unpacks its own creation."

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (/ˈvɒnəɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works, with further collections being 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 sister died of cancer and her husband was killed in a train accident. He and his wife both attended the University of Chicago, while he worked as a night reporter for the City News Bureau.

Vonnegut published his first novel, Player Piano, in 1952. The novel was reviewed positively but was not commercially successful at the time. In the nearly 20 years that followed, he published several novels that were well regarded, two of which (The Sirens of Titan [1959] and Cat's Cradle [1963]) were nominated for the Hugo Award for best SF or Fantasy novel of the year. He published a short story collection titled Welcome to the Monkey House in 1968. His breakthrough was his commercially and critically successful sixth novel, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969). The book's anti-war sentiment resonated with its read

Kurt Vonnegut Jr., (pronounced /ˈvɒnɨɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer. He influenced many other writers. He combined satire, black comedy, and science fiction in his writing. Some of his works include Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973). He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association. Kurt Vonnegut made a cameo in the movie Back to School starring Rodney Dangerfield in 1986.

Life

Family

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. His parents were Kurt Vonnegut, Sr., and Edith Lieber. He was the youngest of three children. His ancestors had come to America from Germany in 1855. They were prosperous, originally as brewers and merchants. Both his father and his grandfather attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology and were architects in the Indianapolis firm of Vonnegut & Bohn. His great-grandfather was the founder of the Vonnegut Hardware Company, an Indianapolis institution.

Early years

Vonnegut graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis in May 1940. He went to Cornell University that autumn. He studied Chemistry, but he was Assistant Managing Editor and Associate Editor of the university newspaper called The Cornell Daily Sun. He was a member of the Delta UpsilonFraternity just like his father. Vonnegut joined the U.S. Army while he was at Cornell. The Army transferred him to the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee to study Mechanical Engineering. On Mothers' Day in 1944, his mother committed suicide with sleeping pills.

World War II

Kurt Vonnegut's experience as a soldier and prisoner of war (POW) had a deep and

Book

Kurt Vonnegut: Letters is a collection of letters written by American author Kurt Vonnegut, edited by his friend and fellow writer Dan Wakefield. Published by Delacorte Press on October 30, 2012, the book compiles a wide range of Vonnegut's correspondence spanning his entire life, offering insight into his personal thoughts, relationships, and the development of his literary career.

Background

Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) was a renowned American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels, including Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. Over his lifetime, he wrote numerous letters to friends, family, editors, and fellow writers. This collection was meticulously compiled and edited by Dan Wakefield, who was a close friend of Vonnegut. Wakefield provides context and annotations throughout the book, enriching the reader's understanding of the letters' significance.

Content

The letters in the collection cover a wide range of topics, including Vonnegut's experiences during World War II, his views on politics and society, his struggles and triumphs as a writer, and his personal relationships. The book is divided into sections that correspond to different periods in Vonnegut's life, offering a chronological perspective on his development as an individual and an author.

Reception

Kurt Vonnegut: Letters received positive reviews from critics and readers alike. Reviewers praised the book for its candid and intimate portrayal of Vonnegut, as well as the insightful annotations by Wakefield. The collection has been lauded as a valuable resource for fans of Vonnegut's work and scholars studying his contributions to American literature.

Notable letters

Some of the notable letters included in the collection are:

• A letter to his family describing his expe