Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007)
Auteur de Abattoir 5
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Notice de désambiguation :
(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.
Œuvres de Kurt Vonnegut
Novels & Stories, 1963-1973: Cat's Cradle / God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast of Champions… (2011) 383 exemplaires, 8 critiques
Novels & Stories 1950-1962: Player Piano / The Sirens of Titan / Mother Night / Stories (2012) 251 exemplaires, 4 critiques
Sucker's Portfolio: A Collection of Previously Unpublished Writing (2012) 196 exemplaires, 7 critiques
Kurt Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse-Five / The Sirens of Titan / Player Piano / Cat's Cradle / Breakfast of Champions /… (1980) 173 exemplaires, 1 critique
Novels 1976–1985: Slapstick / Jailbird / Deadeye Dick / Galápagos (2014) 149 exemplaires, 4 critiques
Kurt Vonnegut: The Last Interview: And Other Conversations (The Last Interview Series) (2011) 106 exemplaires
If this isn't nice what is?, (much) expanded second edition: the graduation speeches and other words to live by (2014) 104 exemplaires, 2 critiques
Three By Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast for Champions (2007) 70 exemplaires, 2 critiques
If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (Even More) Expanded Third Edition: The Graduation Speeches and Other Words to Live… (2020) 54 exemplaires, 2 critiques
The sirens of Titan; Mother night; Cat's cradle; God bless you, Mr. Rosewater; Slaughterhouse-five (1988) 16 exemplaires
5 by Kurt Vonnegut jr. (5 volumes) (Cat's Cradle, The Sirens of Titan, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Welcome To… (1973) 15 exemplaires
Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories 1963-1973 (Loa #216): Cat's Cradle / Rosewater / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast of… 8 exemplaires
Thanasphere 6 exemplaires
Selected Works of Kurt Vonnegut: Cat's Cradle, Galapagos, The Big Trip Up Yonder, Unready to Wear (2014) 5 exemplaires
Kurt Vonnegut SLAPSTICK Delacorte Press 1st Printing 5 exemplaires
Long Walk to Forever [short story] 4 exemplaires
The Big Space Fuck [short story] 4 exemplaires
Masters of Science Fiction, Vol 1 4 exemplaires
The Souvenir 3 exemplaires
Wampeters Foma & Granfalloons (opinions) 3 exemplaires
Hall of Mirrors 3 exemplaires
Kirjailijan työ : Saul Bellow, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Boris Pasternak, Kurt Vonnegut (1985) 3 exemplaires
[Slapstick] [by: Kurt Vonnegut] 3 exemplaires
Utopia 14 - 1º volume 3 exemplaires
Ready to read - Green line: The Ugly Duckling - book + audio CD (Italian Edition) (1998) 3 exemplaires
Short Science Fiction Collection 051 2 exemplaires
Cold Turkey 2 exemplaires
1973 Breakfast of Champions Kurt Vonnegutv 1st Ed HC DJ 2 exemplaires
Short Science Fiction Collection 020 2 exemplaires
Works of K. Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five, Breakfast of Champions, The Sirens of Titan — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Áldja meg az Isten, Mr. Rosewater, Az ötös számú vágóhíd 2 exemplaires
Da Tutte le Strade si alzeranno lamenti. 2 exemplaires
Runaways 2 exemplaires
Slaughterhouse 5, or The Children's Crusade - A Duty-dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut (1991-03-21) (1800) 2 exemplaires
Sinbad (Singles Classic) 2 exemplaires
Cat's in the cradle 2 exemplaires
The Ides of March 2 exemplaires
Cat's Cradle / Welcome to the Monkey House 2 exemplaires
Izbrannoje v dvuh tomah. Tom 1 / [perevod s anglijskogo L. Lubinskoi, A. Zvereva] (1994) 2 exemplaires
Utopia 14 - 2º Volume 2 exemplaires
While Mortals Sleep 1 exemplaire
Utópia 14 1 exemplaire
Μητέρα Νύχτα 1 exemplaire
Desayuno de campeones 1 exemplaire
רעידת זמן 1 exemplaire
קופסת הטבק מבגומבו : סיפורים קצרים שלא נאספו עד כה 1 exemplaire
Буфонада або більше не самотні 1 exemplaire
О дивный новый мир 1 exemplaire
Tšempionide eine 1 exemplaire
Café Da Manhã Dos Campeões 1 exemplaire
Payasadas, ¡o nunca más solos! 1 exemplaire
Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 1 exemplaire
Синя борода 1 exemplaire
Short Science Fiction Collection 039 1 exemplaire
Short Science Fiction Collection 062 1 exemplaire
Short Science Fiction Collection 047 1 exemplaire
Người không quê hương 1 exemplaire
All The King's Horses 1 exemplaire
Cronosisma 1 exemplaire
Del 1 exemplaire
Kurt Vonnegut Collections (3 Volume Set) 1 exemplaire
Cats Cradle 1 exemplaire
Galpagos 1 exemplaire
カート・ヴォネガット全短篇 2 バーンハウス効果に関する報告書 1 exemplaire
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater / Cat's Cradle 1 exemplaire
ברוכים הבאים אל בית-הקוף 1 exemplaire
Utopia 14, 2º vol 1 exemplaire
Wampeters Foma & Granfallons 1 exemplaire
Utopia 14, 1º vol 1 exemplaire
תראה, ציפור : [סיפורים קצרים מהמגירה] 1 exemplaire
The Complete Novels - Kurt Vonnegut 1 exemplaire
"Biblioteka sovremennoĭ fantastiki". ( Tom 12.) 1 exemplaire
Lot 3 books by Kurt Vonnegut,Jr., Galapagos a novel, Slaughter-House Five, Player Piano, (1974) 1 exemplaire
Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut (25-Jul-1994) Paperback 1 exemplaire
"Are These the Scariest Men In America?" "Creepshow," p. 17, David Hogan and "Slapstick," p. 4, Paul R. Gagne,… 1 exemplaire
Essential Vonnegut Interviews CD (Caedmon Essentials) by Kurt, Jr. Vonnegut (2006-11-28) 1 exemplaire
Cat's Cradle - Dell 1149 (1974 printing) 1 exemplaire
by Kurt Vonnegut The Sirens of Titan Reissue edition 1 exemplaire
Rare Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. CAT'S CRADLE 1963 Delacorte Press, NY Early Book Club Edition [Hardcover] Kurt Vonnegut,… 1 exemplaire
slaughternhouse 1 exemplaire
0083- Selected stories 1 exemplaire
The Cruise Of The Jolly Roger 1 exemplaire
"Slaughterhouse 5", (Universal One Sheet, Black & White Movie Poster), V.G.+ (folded, fold tears), # 6555 1 exemplaire
The Indiscreet Mirror [article, in Proceedings of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, May 16, 1984;… (1984) 1 exemplaire
Bagombo Snuff Box [short story] 1 exemplaire
Here is a Lesson in Creative Writing (in The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2006 - EGGERS) 1 exemplaire
Fortitude [short story] 1 exemplaire
Welcome to the Monkey/Fortitude/The Big Space Fuck 1 exemplaire
Notes on Armagedon 1 exemplaire
Bard books 1 exemplaire
Kurt Vonnegut's Welcome to the Monkey House 1 exemplaire
"Drawing of His Friend, Yevtushenko" Broadside 1 exemplaire
Sniadanie mistrzow czyli zegnaj czarny poniedzialku 1 exemplaire
Requiem for Zeitgeist 1 exemplaire
Find Me A Dream 1 exemplaire
Ambitious Sophomore 1 exemplaire
A Present For Big Saint Nick 1 exemplaire
Unpaid Consultant 1 exemplaire
Der Arme Dolmetscher [short story] 1 exemplaire
The Boy Who Hated Girls 1 exemplaire
This Son Of Mine 1 exemplaire
A Night For Love 1 exemplaire
Lovers Anonymous 1 exemplaire
Player Piano; Cat's Cradle; Slaughterhouse-five 1 exemplaire
Hal Irwin’s Magic Lamp 1 exemplaire
Poor Little Rich Town 1 exemplaire
Fuh-Kar-Wee Indians and the Christian Year 2000 1 exemplaire
The No-talent Kid 1 exemplaire
The Package 1 exemplaire
Any Reasonable Offer 1 exemplaire
Mnemonics 1 exemplaire
The Woman of Andros and The Ides of March 1 exemplaire
The Drone King 1 exemplaire
Un avanzo di galera 1 exemplaire
රෑ මාතා 1 exemplaire
2000x: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow 1 exemplaire
The Chemistry Professor 1 exemplaire
Bode Vermelho 1 exemplaire
T B R 0 2 B 1 exemplaire
Kurt Vonnegut: Listy 1 exemplaire
Payasadas (Spanish Edition) 1 exemplaire
Vremetres 1 exemplaire
Custom-made Bride 1 exemplaire
"Reconsiliation: Slaughterhouse - The Film & the Novel," P.1, Film Heritage Magazine, Vol. 8, # 2, Winter/1972-3 by… 1 exemplaire
Promotional Photo (taken by Craig Studio of Photography, Cape Cod) "To Be Used in Connection With 'God Bless You Mr.… 1 exemplaire
[Lecture Program] "The Cohan Arts & Lecture Series Presents: 'An Evening With Kurt Vonnegut'" Johnson Hall, Moravian… 1 exemplaire
Novels & Stories 1976-1985 1 exemplaire
Novels & Stories 1987-1997 1 exemplaire
Kurt Vonnegut [sound recording] : a self-interview 1 exemplaire
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Reads Welcome to the Monkey House, New Dictionary, and Harrison Bergeron 1 exemplaire
בית-מטבחיים חמש 1 exemplaire
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The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here (1979) — Contributeur — 243 exemplaires, 5 critiques
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980) — Contributeur — 198 exemplaires, 2 critiques
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Superfiction, or The American Story Transformed: An Anthology (1975) — Contributeur — 44 exemplaires
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Democracy in Print: The best of the Progressive Magazine, 1909-2009 (2009) — Contributeur — 14 exemplaires
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10 Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Masterpieces for Hardcore Fans Only! (2009) — Contributeur — 3 exemplaires, 1 critique
Ki ょ う も 気 God prepared a short masterpiece SF election (Kadokawa library) (2010) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Menace and Adventure (2013) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire, 1 critique
RDCBLP Saint Paul | Apostle to All Men | Horowitz and Mrs. Washington | The Foster Portfolio | Bel Ria (1980) 1 exemplaire
S-Fマガジン 2007年 09月号 [雑誌] 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Vonnegut, Kurt
- Nom légal
- Vonnegut, Kurt, Jr.
- Date de naissance
- 1922-11-11
- Date de décès
- 2007-04-11
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- États-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Cause du décès
- brain injuries incurred several weeks prior from a fall at his New York brownstone home
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA - Études
- University of Chicago
Cornell University
Carnegie Institute of Technology
University of Tennessee - Professions
- journalist
novelist
essayist
playwright
screenwriter - Relations
- Vonnegut, Mark (son)
Vonnegut, Edith (daughter)
Krementz, Jill (spouse) - Organisations
- American Humanist Association
U.S. Army (WWII|POW)
Iowa Writers' Workshop - Prix et distinctions
- 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 (tout afficher 8)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2015)
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2001) - Courte biographie
- 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.
- Notice de désambigüisation
- 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.
Membres
Discussions
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut [Hamilton Press 2001] à Fine Press Forum (Octobre 2022)
Sci-Fi Story, People Live Forever à Name that Book (Août 2017)
November 2013: Kurt Vonnegut à Monthly Author Reads (Novembre 2014)
1001 Group Read-December, 2012: Slaughterhouse Five à 1001 Books to read before you die (Janvier 2013)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 298
- Aussi par
- 84
- Membres
- 183,061
- Popularité
- #27
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 2,326
- ISBN
- 1,589
- Langues
- 38
- Favoris
- 1,392
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