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Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)

Autor(a) de Slaughterhouse-Five

293+ Works 180,121 Membros 2,307 Críticas 1,390 Favorited

About the Author

The appeal of Kurt Vonnegut, especially to bright younger readers of the past few decades, may be attributed partly to the fact that he is one of the few writers who have successfully straddled the imaginary line between science-fiction/fantasy and "real literature." He was born in Indianapolis and mostrar mais attended Cornell University, but his college education was interrupted by World War II. Captured during the Battle of the Bulge and imprisoned in Dresden, he received a Purple Heart for what he calls a "ludicrously negligible wound." After the war he returned to Cornell and then earned his M.A. at the University of Chicago.He worked as a police reporter and in public relations before placing several short stories in the popular magazines and beginning his career as a novelist. His first novel, Player Piano (1952), is a highly credible account of a future mechanistic society in which people count for little and machines for much. The Sirens of Titan (1959), is the story of a playboy whisked off to Mars and outer space in order to learn some humbling lessons about Earth's modest function in the total scheme of things. Mother Night (1962) satirizes the Nazi mentality in its narrative about an American writer who broadcasts propaganda in Germany during the war as an Allied agent. Cat's Cradle (1963) makes use of some of Vonnegut's experiences in General Electric laboratories in its story about the discovery of a special kind of ice that destroys the world. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) satirizes a benevolent foundation set up to foster the salvation of the world through love, an endeavor with, of course, disastrous results. Slaughterhouse-Five; or The Children's Crusade (1969) is the book that marked a turning point in Vonnegut's career. Based on his experiences in Dresden, it is the story of another Vonnegut surrogate named Billy Pilgrim who travels back and forth in time and becomes a kind of modern-day Everyman. The novel was something of a cult book during the Vietnam era for its antiwar sentiments. Breakfast of Champions (1973), the story of a Pontiac dealer who goes crazy after reading a science fiction novel by "Kilgore Trout," received generally unfavorable reviews but was a commercial success. Slapstick (1976), dedicated to the memory of Laurel and Hardy, is the somewhat wacky memoir of a 100-year-old ex-president who thinks he can solve society's problems by giving everyone a new middle name. In addition to his fiction, Vonnegut has published nonfiction on social problems and other topics, some of which is collected in Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons (1974). He died from head injuries sustained in a fall on April 11, 2007. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Disambiguation Notice:

(eng) Kilgore Trout, the name of a character in several of Kurt Vonnegut's books, was later used as a pseudonym by Philip José Farmer. Vonnegut himself never wrote under or went by the name Kilgore Trout.

Obras por Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) 43,807 exemplares
Cat's Cradle (1963) 22,213 exemplares
Breakfast of Champions (1974) 16,183 exemplares
The Sirens of Titan (1959) 10,349 exemplares
Galápagos (1985) 7,665 exemplares
Mother Night (1961) 7,234 exemplares
Welcome to the Monkey House (1968) 7,114 exemplares
Player Piano (1952) 6,819 exemplares
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) 6,256 exemplares
Timequake (1997) 5,393 exemplares
Hocus Pocus (1990) 5,309 exemplares
A Man Without a Country (2005) 4,856 exemplares
Slapstick, or, Lonesome No More! (1976) 4,631 exemplares
Bluebeard (1987) 4,523 exemplares
Jailbird (1979) 4,095 exemplares
Deadeye Dick (1982) 3,867 exemplares
Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (1974) 2,115 exemplares
Armageddon in Retrospect (2008) 1,940 exemplares
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian (1999) 1,760 exemplares
Fates Worse Than Death (1991) 1,027 exemplares
Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1970) 712 exemplares
While Mortals Sleep (2011) 681 exemplares
2BR02B (1962) 658 exemplares
Kurt Vonnegut: Letters (2012) 397 exemplares
Harrison Bergeron [short story] (1961) 254 exemplares
Complete Stories (2017) 188 exemplares
The Big Trip Up Yonder (1954) 180 exemplares
Sun Moon Star (1980) 167 exemplares
Canary in a Cat House (1950) 116 exemplares
The Petrified Ants (2009) 85 exemplares
Slaughterhouse-Five (2010) 72 exemplares
Slaughterhouse-Five [1972 film] (1972) — Novel — 63 exemplares
Vonnegut in America (1977) 46 exemplares
Basic Training (2012) 42 exemplares
Seven Contemporary Short Novels [Third Edition] (1997) — Contribuidor — 40 exemplares
Seven Contemporary Short Novels [second edition] (1969) — Contribuidor — 35 exemplares
The Barnhouse Effect (1950) 18 exemplares
Welkom op de apenrots (1971) 15 exemplares
The Big Trip Up Yonder / 2BR02B (2009) 15 exemplares
FUBAR (2009) 15 exemplares
The Kid Nobody Could Handle (1955) 14 exemplares
Unready to Wear (1953) 12 exemplares
Der gläserne Traum (1999) 11 exemplares
The Lie (1962) 10 exemplares
Sinbad (Singles Classic) (2016) 9 exemplares
Miss Temptation (1956) 9 exemplares
The Handicapper General (1993) 9 exemplares
The Vonnegut Quartet (1976) 9 exemplares
Who Am I This Time? (1961) 9 exemplares
The powder-blue dragon (2008) 8 exemplares
Hello, Red (2009) 7 exemplares
King and Queen of the Universe (2009) 6 exemplares
Little Drops of Water (2009) 6 exemplares
Nothing is Lost Save Honor (1984) 6 exemplares
Thanasphere 6 exemplares
EPICAC [short story] (1950) 6 exemplares
Slapstick/Mother Night (1979) 6 exemplares
Slice of Life (2016) 6 exemplares
All The King's Horses (1951) 5 exemplares
The Nice Little People (2009) 5 exemplares
Ed Luby's Key Club (2009) 5 exemplares
The Good Explainer (2009) 5 exemplares
Next Door [short story] (1955) 5 exemplares
Breakfast of Champions [1999 movie] (1999) — Autor — 5 exemplares
The Honor of a Newsboy (2009) 5 exemplares
More Stately Mansions (1951) 5 exemplares
The Euphio Question (1951) 5 exemplares
Adam [short story] (1954) 5 exemplares
Where I Live (1964) 5 exemplares
D.P. [short story] (1953) 5 exemplares
New Dictionary [essay] (1966) 4 exemplares
Interview with Kurt Vonnegut (2003) 4 exemplares
Deer in the Works [short story] (1955) 4 exemplares
The Manned Missiles (1958) 4 exemplares
The Souvenir 3 exemplares
Hall of Mirrors 3 exemplares
Compadezcan al lector (2021) 3 exemplares
La sirenas de Titán (2023) 3 exemplares
Confido (2009) 3 exemplares
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KURT VONNEGUT. (1982) 3 exemplares
A Song for Selma (2009) 3 exemplares
The Ides of March 2 exemplares
Opowiadania wszystkie (2018) 2 exemplares
Hacıyatmaz (2012) 2 exemplares
Klavirski avtomat 2 exemplares
Runaways 2 exemplares
Wampetery foma i granfalony (2008) 2 exemplares
Cold Turkey 2 exemplares
Klanica pet (2001) 2 exemplares
Lovers Anonymous 1 exemplar
Utópia 14 1 exemplar
Cronosisma 1 exemplar
Tšempionide eine 1 exemplar
Stories (2012) 1 exemplar
Bard books 1 exemplar
Notes on Armagedon 1 exemplar
Mnemonics 1 exemplar
slaughternhouse 1 exemplar
Del 1 exemplar
Dolgaya progulka-navsegda (2001) 1 exemplar
Galpagos 1 exemplar
Cats Cradle 1 exemplar
Utopia 14, 1º vol 1 exemplar
Utopia 14, 2º vol 1 exemplar
Hokus-pokus (2022) 1 exemplar
Unpaid Consultant 1 exemplar
This Son Of Mine 1 exemplar
A Night For Love 1 exemplar
Custom-made Bride 1 exemplar
How to Write with Style (1982) 1 exemplar
Find Me A Dream 1 exemplar
The Drone King 1 exemplar
Enayinin Portföyü (2016) 1 exemplar
The Package 1 exemplar
The No-talent Kid 1 exemplar
T B R 0 2 B 1 exemplar
Zavtrak dlia chempionov (2015) 1 exemplar
Kolybel' dlia koshki (2014) 1 exemplar
Di wu hao tu zai chang (1994) 1 exemplar
Daha Ne Olsun (2014) 1 exemplar
Barbablù 1 exemplar
Oko sokolovo 1 exemplar
Vremetres 1 exemplar
Bode Vermelho 1 exemplar
Ölümden Beter Yazgilar (2022) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

The Demolished Man (1952) — Introdução, algumas edições4,654 exemplares
The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction (1983) — Contribuidor — 1,130 exemplares
Again, Dangerous Visions (1972) — Contribuidor — 983 exemplares
The Ides of March (1948) — Prefácio, algumas edições933 exemplares
The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1989) — Contribuidor — 889 exemplares
The Seventh Cross (1942) — Prefácio, algumas edições795 exemplares
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 (2006) — Compositor — 757 exemplares
The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996) — Contribuidor — 628 exemplares
The Future Dictionary of America (2004) — Contribuidor — 627 exemplares
Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories (2011) — Contribuidor — 504 exemplares
The Flying Sorcerers: More Comic Tales of Fantasy (1997) — Contribuidor — 504 exemplares
Free to Be... You and Me (1974) — Contribuidor — 480 exemplares
Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from the New York Times (2001) — Contribuidor — 444 exemplares
The Man with the Golden Arm: 50th Anniversary Critical Edition (1999) — Contribuidor — 431 exemplares
The Big Book of Science Fiction (2016) — Contribuidor — 411 exemplares
The Granta Book of the American Short Story (1992) — Contribuidor — 368 exemplares
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Contribuidor — 301 exemplares
The Best of Modern Humor (1983) — Contribuidor — 291 exemplares
Grand Central Winter (1998) — Prefácio, algumas edições286 exemplares
The Treasury of American Short Stories (1981) — Contribuidor — 267 exemplares
The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here (1979) — Contribuidor — 242 exemplares
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980) — Contribuidor — 196 exemplares
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 (1969) — Contribuidor — 178 exemplares
The Moral Life: An Introductory Reader in Ethics and Literature (1999) — Contribuidor — 175 exemplares
The Ultimate Frankenstein (1991) — Contribuidor — 167 exemplares
The Ruins of the Earth (1973) — Contribuidor — 162 exemplares
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010 (2010) — Contribuidor — 153 exemplares
Connoisseur's Science Fiction (1964) — Contribuidor — 143 exemplares
The Mark Twain Anthology: Great Writers on His Life and Work (2010) — Contribuidor — 142 exemplares
Stories of the Sea (2010) — Contribuidor — 138 exemplares
Space Odyssey (1983) — Contribuidor — 138 exemplares
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998) — Contribuidor — 131 exemplares
Animal Farm and Related Readings (1900) — Contribuidor — 107 exemplares
An ABC of Science Fiction (1809) — Contribuidor — 102 exemplares
The Frankenstein Omnibus (1994) — Contribuidor — 101 exemplares
The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2000) — Contribuidor — 91 exemplares
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 11th Series (1962) — Contribuidor — 88 exemplares
Science Fiction: The Future (1971) — Contribuidor — 84 exemplares
CYBERSEX (1996) — Contribuidor — 77 exemplares
Back to School [1986 film] (1986) — Actor — 70 exemplares
The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack (2012) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
The Unabridged Mark Twain (1976) — Introdução — 55 exemplares
Assignment in Tomorrow: An Anthology (1954) — Contribuidor — 54 exemplares
Superfiction, or The American Story Transformed: An Anthology (1975) — Contribuidor — 44 exemplares
Science Fiction (1973) — Autor — 40 exemplares
Long Walk to Forever {play} (1960) — Original story — 31 exemplares
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
How to Use the Power of the Printed Word (1985) — Autor — 30 exemplares
Human Machines: An Anthology of Stories about Cyborgs (1975) — Contribuidor — 30 exemplares
Great World War II Stories: 50th Anniversary Collection (1989) — Contribuidor — 29 exemplares
The Fiend (1971) — Contribuidor — 23 exemplares
Studies in Fiction (1965) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Mother Night [1996 film] (1996) — Author of original — 18 exemplares
Love Stories (1975) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
Next Door {play} (1994) — Author of original — 17 exemplares
Out of This World (1990) — Contribuidor — 16 exemplares
Masterpieces of Science Fiction (1978) — Autor — 15 exemplares
Østenfor sol : 38 fantastiske fortellinger fra hele verden (1969) — Contribuidor — 11 exemplares
Storia del piccolo Mouck (1997) — Tradutor, algumas edições9 exemplares
MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Winter 1994 (1993) — Author "So it goes." — 9 exemplares
Cutting Edges: Young American Fiction for the 70's (1973) — Contribuidor — 8 exemplares
The New Windmill Book of Stories from Different Genres (1998) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
The Short Story & You (1987) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Playboy Magazine | September 1968 | Erika Toth (1968) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
10 Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Masterpieces for Hardcore Fans Only! (2009) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Mitä ukkonen todella sanoi (2001) 1 exemplar
S-Fマガジン 1984年08月号 (通巻316号) (1984) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
Data de nascimento
1922-11-11
Data de falecimento
2007-04-11
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Local de falecimento
New York, New York, USA
Causa da morte
brain injuries incurred several weeks prior from a fall at his New York brownstone home
Locais de residência
New York, New York, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
University of Chicago
Cornell University
Carnegie Institute of Technology
University of Tennessee
Ocupações
journalist
novelist
essayist
playwright
screenwriter
Relações
Vonnegut, Mark (son)
Vonnegut, Edith (daughter)
Krementz, Jill (spouse)
Organizações
American Humanist Association
U.S. Army (WWII|POW)
Iowa Writers' Workshop
Prémios e menções honrosas
State Author of New York/Edith Wharton Citation of Merit (2001-03)
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award [1970]
Humanist of the Year [1992]
Asteroid Namesake [2539]
Purple Heart
Prisoner of War Medal (mostrar todos 8)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2015)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2001)

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr est né à Indianapolis en 1922. Prisonnier de guerre à Dresde pendant cinq mois, il y fut témoin du bombardement de 1945. De retour aux États-Unis, il se mit à écrire. Son roman le plus célèbre, Abattoir 5, resta pendant trois mois en tête des best-sellers américains.
Nota de desambiguação
Kilgore Trout, the name of a character in several of Kurt Vonnegut's books, was later used as a pseudonym by Philip José Farmer. Vonnegut himself never wrote under or went by the name Kilgore Trout.

Membros

Discussions

Sci-Fi Story, People Live Forever em Name that Book (Agosto 2017)
November 2013: Kurt Vonnegut em Monthly Author Reads (Novembro 2014)
1001 Group Read-December, 2012: Slaughterhouse Five em 1001 Books to read before you die (Janeiro 2013)

Críticas

Really enjoyed reading this as a break from reading The Beak of the Finch. Even though this was written over 30 years ago, the topics are very relevant. What are we doing to ourselves, each other and our planet. The repetitive complaining about the human brain was a bit repetitive. I would still recommend this book to almost anyone. It is a fast read and Vonnegut is a delightful way to spend a few hours.
 
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RuthInman123 | 80 outras críticas | Mar 12, 2024 |
I haven’t read the original, but I get the impression this is a masterful adaptation.
 
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boopingaround | 14 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
A great story, a fractured mind reconstructs the Dresden massacre which passes almost unnoticed to the world.

The piece often reaches deep into something to try to get you to understand, maybe something is there, maybe not...
 
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yates9 | 701 outras críticas | Feb 28, 2024 |
Harrison Bergeron is a brilliant short story that I had read before. There were a few other high points in this collection. Some of the others were a bit dull, and the title story was a bit problematic. I love Vonnegut, but other than a few high points, this isn't his best work.
½
 
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fuzzy_patters | 63 outras críticas | Feb 26, 2024 |

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William Teason Cover artist
Harry Rowohlt Übersetzer, Translator
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Vittorio Curtoni Translator
Julian House Cover artist
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Mark Vonnegut Introduction
Bart Kraamer Translator
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Scott Brick Narrator
Sandy Kossin Illustrator

Estatísticas

Obras
293
Also by
83
Membros
180,121
Popularidade
#27
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
2,307
ISBN
1,566
Línguas
38
Marcado como favorito
1,390

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