Kurt Vonnegut

Vereinigte Staaten · Schriftsteller · Lebte 1922 bis 2007 · im Alter von 84

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (* 11. November 1922 in Indianapolis; † 11. April 2007 in New York) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der unter anderem durch seine satirischen Science-Fiction-Romane bekannt wurde.

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20256,2×Geburtstag am 11. November.11. November 2025Worauf dieser Moment beruht, Am 11. November 2025 6,2-mal so viele Leser wie sonstMoment ansehen2019Prometheus Award - Hall of FameAuszeichnung2015Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAuszeichnung2007Gestorben11. April 20072001Carl Sandburg Literary AwardAuszeichnung1992Humanist of the YearAuszeichnung1991Mondello PrizeAuszeichnung1981Eugene V. Debs AwardAuszeichnung1973Hugo Award for Best Dramatic PresentationAuszeichnung1970National Book AwardAuszeichnung1969“I sometimes wondered what the use of any of the arts was. The best thing I could come up with was what I call the canary in the coal mine theory of the arts.”Eigene Worte22. Juni 1969"Physicist, Purge Thyself" in the Chicago Tribune Magazine (22 June 1969)Die ganze Aussage lesen

“Humor is a way of coping with real trouble. … My next book [Slaughterhouse Five] is a comedy. It is about the largest massacre in the history of Europe.”Eigene Worte22. Januar 1969"Vonnegut: Humor to cope with suffering" by Marcia Abramson, The Michigan Daily (22 January 1969), p. 2Die ganze Aussage lesen

“Be kind. Don't kill for any reason. Don't even kill out of self-defense. Really - I mean that. Don't take any more than you need of anything. Help others.”Eigene Worte20. Januar 1969From a speech given on 20 January 1969 at the University of Michigan, about two months before Slaughterhouse Five was published, asDie ganze Aussage lesen

1967Guggenheim FellowshipAuszeichnung1922Geboren11. November 1922

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Kurt Vonnegut by Bernard Gotfryd (1965)

Enjoy the little things in life, for someday you'll realize they were big things

Handwritten quote from the book God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Kurt Vonnegut books at Frenchmen Art & Books (cropped)

Kurt Vonnegut books at Frenchmen Art & Books

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Kurt Vonnegut in the sky with religion (5289130002)

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I sometimes wondered what the use of any of the arts was. The best thing I could come up with was what I call the canary in the coal mine theory of the arts.
22. Juni 1969, "Physicist, Purge Thyself" in the Chicago Tribune Magazine (22 June 1969), Eigene Worte
Humor is a way of coping with real trouble. … My next book [Slaughterhouse Five] is a comedy. It is about the largest massacre in the history of Europe.
22. Jan. 1969, "Vonnegut: Humor to cope with suffering" by Marcia Abramson, The Michigan Daily (22 January 1969), p. 2, Eigene Worte
Be kind. Don't kill for any reason. Don't even kill out of self-defense. Really - I mean that. Don't take any more than you need of anything. Help others.
20. Jan. 1969, From a speech given on 20 January 1969 at the University of Michigan, about two months before Slaughterhouse Five was published, as, Eigene Worte