Fans of literature most likely know Kurt Vonnegut for the novel Slaughterhouse-Five. The staunchly anti-war book first resonated with readers during the Vietnam War era, later becoming a staple in ...

Five" is considered the "ultimate book on PTSD" because of its enduring personality and relatability. (Douglas Elbinger/) ...

The central theme in Vonnegut's fiction from the 1960s is the irrationality of governments and the senseless destruction of war. In a 1987 interview, Vonnegut said he was determined to write about war ...

In celebration of Kurt Vonnegut’s 101st birthday on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023, Indy’s own Kurt Vonnegut Museum and Library (KVML) opened a brand-new education exhibit titled “Core of the American ...

Throughout this morning, we're remembering a novelist Kurt Vonnegut, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84. (Soundbite of archived interview) Mr. KURT VONNEGUT (Novelist): You know, I don't mean to ...

The early stories illustrate the traps he didn't fall into: Vonnegut in 1969. Photo by Gil Friedberg/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images Photo by Gil Friedberg/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images In a 1997 ...

In his eighties, Kurt Vonnegut is still the magnificent satirist, critic, dreamer and grouch who has been astonishing us from the nineteen-sixties on. Here, he speaks as a socialist disappointed by ...

Rare recordings of E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver and more offer a tour through literary history led by authors in their own words — and voices. Take a listen. By Elizabeth A. Harris and Aliza Aufrichtig ...

Has the President ever read Vonnegut? Is a well-loved paperback copy of Slaughterhouse-Five moldering away somewhere in his box of Yale memories? Somehow, I can't see it. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is one of ...