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Kurt Vonnegut
American author (1922–2007)
"Vonnegut" redirects here. For other uses, see Vonnegut (disambiguation).
Kurt Vonnegut (VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels.[1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and fem nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
Born and raised in Indianapolis, Vonnegut attended Cornell University, but withdrew in January 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. As part of his training, he studied mechanical engineering at the Carnegie Institute of Technology 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 th
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Kurt Vonnegut: Biography
Kurt Vonnegut lived a life marked by both tragedy and success. He was able to draw from both in his writing.
Early Life and Education
Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922. He enjoyed a comfortable upbringing in a German-American family as the youngest of three children. His parents spoke German fluently, but they renounced their cultural roots after anti-German sentiments swept through America during World War I. After the family's financial security was ruined by The Great Depression, Vonnegut was unable to receive the same private school education as his elder siblings.
While the family's fall from economic safety would have a damaging effect on both of his parents, young Vonnegut flourished in the public school struktur. He became the co-editor of his high school newspaper and contributed articles that showcased his class-clown humor and connected with his fellow students.
After graduating high school, Vonnegut enter
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Vonnegut’s Life
–Adapted from Critical Companion to Kurt Vonnegut: A Literary Reference to His Life and Work by Susan Farrell. ((New York: Facts on File Press, 2008).
Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922, the third child of Kurt Vonnegut, Sr. and Edith Lieber Vonnegut. Both Vonnegut’s father, Kurt Sr., and his grandfather, Bernard Vonnegut, were local architects in Indianapolis. While the family was comfortably well-to-do during Vonnegut’s earliest childhood, they suffered financial setbacks during the depression years. As a result, Vonnegut attended public schools even though his older siblings had received private school educations. But Vonnegut thrived at Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, where he played clarinet in the school band and served as a writer and editor for the school’s daily newspaper.
After graduating from high school in 1940, Vonnegut enrolled at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York,