Kurt Vonnegut Writer

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (/ˈvɒnɨɡət/; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer. His works, such as Cat's Cradle (1963), Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), and Breakfast of Champions (1973), blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen, he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a pacifist intellectual, who often was critical of the society that he lived in. He was known for his humanist beliefs and was honorary president of the American Humanist Association.The New York Times headline at the time of his death called him "the counterculture's novelist."

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Kurt Vonnegut
Birth dateNovember 11, 1922
Birth nameKurt Vonnegut Jr.
Birth place
Indianapolis , Indiana
Nationality
United States
Date of deathApril 11, 2007
Place of death
New York City , Manhattan , New York
Education
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Chicago
Cornell University
University of Tennessee
Shortridge High School
Spouse
Jill Krementz
Children
Edith Vonnegut
Mark Vonnegut
Relatives
Bernard Vonnegut Sr.
Clemens Vonnegut Sr.

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