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Kurt Vonnegut
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Introduction
Early life, war service, and education
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Cat’s Cradle
and introducing Kilgore Trout
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Kurt Vonnegut
American writer Kurt Vonnegut, 2001.
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Kurt Vonnegut, c. 1965
In 1965 Kurt Vonnegut published the novel
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
,...
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Kurt Vonnegut, 2004
American writer Kurt Vonnegut's works are known for their use of black humor and...
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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
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