Vonnegut

Never one for elaborate descriptions, Vonnegut wrote simply and camouflaged astute observations in oddball vignettes. It's like that here: Starving POWs swap elaborate recipes of meals they will eat one day; a young English boy in 1067 snares the local despot in a unicorn trap; the devil goes down to Schenectady and is trapped. A speech Vonnegut wrote, but died before he could deliver and included here, shows he was full of vinegar until the end. "If Jesus were alive today," he wrote, "we would kill him with lethal injection. I call that progress." Maybe the most interesting find in this book is the shortest piece: a 1945 letter Army Pfc. Vonnegut wrote to his family after his liberation. The artist as a young soldier wrote something like he did later on. He breezily describes

The real estate industry, any business for that matter, could take note when searching for marketing ideas and strategies. American author and icon Kurt Vonnegut’s “8 Basics of Creative Writing” provides a few nuggets of wisdom that carry over nicely from his intended target-book readers to consumers. Kurt Vonnegut’s Marketing Advice 1. Use the [...]

하층계급이란 것이 있는 한 나는 하층 계급입니다. 범죄인자라는 것이 있는 한 나는 범죄자입니다. 구속된 영혼이 있는 한 나는 자유롭지 않습니다. 만일 내가 죽으면 천국에 올라가 그곳 책임자에게 물어볼 말이 있다. “이봐요. 대체 뭐가 좋은 소식이었고 뭐가 나쁜 소식이었소?” Kurt Vonnegut 자유로운 영혼을 가진 사람. 강한 사람이기도 하고.. 도움이 필요하거나 자유롭고 싶은 사람에겐 이런사람이 필요하다고 생각된다 아무 사람이나 필요한 것이..글 전체보기

From:  Kurt Vonnegut's "Stardust Memory"   The students seem to agree. "The only difference between Bush and Hitler," Vonnegut adds, "is that Hitler was elected." "You all know, of course, that the election was stolen. Right here." Off to a flying start, Vonnegut explains that this will be his "last speech for money." He can't remember the first one, but it was on a campus long, long ago, and this will be the end. The students are hushed with the prospect of the final appearance of America's greatest living novelist. Alongside Mark Twain and Ben Franklin, Will Rogers and Joseph Heller and a very short list of immortal satirists and storytellers, there stands Kurt Vonnegut, author of SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE and SIRENS OF TITAN, CAT'S CRADLE and GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER,

This is a out-of-this-world CD album packaging, Woooow! Anybody will want to buy this CD not caring if the music sucks...*Vonnegut Dollhouse is one of the newest forces in Vancouver's independent music scene.

Este prima carte de Vonnegut pe care o citesc. Din nou, aceeaşi problemă. E prea devreme să mă pronunţ, nu ştiu precis dacă îmi place sau nu. Nu m-a fascinat, asta-i clar. Romanul prezintă confesiunea lui Howard W. Campbell Jr., cetăţean de origine americană, spion nazist, aflat în spatele gratiilor. Este judecat de Statul Israel pentru [...]

I apologize for not posting more this week. I've been a little strapped for cash and have had to pick up a part time job, so it's taking me longer to do research. This is a lazy post, I'm aware, but while I work on my next post (which will be a summary of the Don Siegelman situation), I thought you guys might enjoy this article that I found which was published in In These Times in May 2004 by the late Kurt Vonnegut.It's a much needed affirmation that we are not the ones who are insane.Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become. the humane and reasonable America so many members of my generation used to dream of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought and often died for that dream durin

The real "American Mark Twain" The AP has an interesting article comparing the kick in sales that a famous author gets upon his death. This is something that always happens when a famous singer dies, and I can clearly remember all the record shops completely selling out of Elvis Presley recordings within a day or two of his sudden death. I figured that it would also happen, probably to a

As a tribute to Kurt Vonnegut, the literary icon who passed away April 11, 2007, NOW proudly shares one of his last broadcast television interviews. On our October 7, 2005 program, NOW Host David Brancaccio interviews Vonnegut about his life and the current state of American democracy. With his classic wit, the legendary author of CAT’S CRADLE and SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE delivers some choice words for our parties, our system, and our president.

#485 Kurt Vonnegut Larger Image. 11″ x 8.5″ image on 13″ x 19″ archival matte paper. I am reading Bluebeard - a novel and also a profound commentary on art. I will add art quotes here as I go. The interesting thing is that Kurt Vonnegut is also a print producer, I say is, because new work is coming out posthumously through his screen printer collaborator. Links: www.vonnegut.com Kurt Vonnegut, Novelist Who Caught the Imagination of His Age, Is Dead at 84: New York Times Wikipedia

A tribute to a Great Sage and an Important Social Voice - Kurt Vonnegut, dead at 84."There's only one rule that I know of, babies— 'God damn it, you've got to be kind." Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle" and "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in New York. He was 84 and had homes in New York and in Sagaponack on Long Island.* Quantum Leap moment -This is a republish.... 'Tis true. I got into a chat at the pub tonight with someone enraptured with K.V. - we chatted for awhile. I said - "I will republish my Vonnegut tribute. Sure enough. Here it is."Vonnegut's death was reported by Morgan Entrekin, a longtime family friend, who said Vonnegut suffered brain injuries as a result of a fall several weeks ago.Vonnegut wrote plays, essays and short fiction. But it was his novels that became classics of the American countercultur

shalom laaahvahs...have ya's been following spitznagel's vonnegut's asshole project? if not, you must. run, read, now. ya's are gonna shit yaself with laughter.eric has invited several of our favorite writers, including himself, brad listi, amy guth, charlie anders, paul fieg and a slew of other literary loves, to send in portraits of their assholes.check it out, it's tits to the tenth power!

Kurt Vonnegut: Breakfast of Champions Podcast "To honor the passing of Kurt Vonnegut, one of the rare and universally loved literary world greats, we present this special podcast of his very first public reading of the classic Breakfast of Champions, three years before it was published, on May 4, 1970 at the 92nd Street Y. "

I just saw that Kurt Vonnegut passed away at 84 the other day. What a great loss for this country as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century is gone. Vonnegut is well known for books such as “Slaughterhouse 5″ and “Hocus Pocus”. There’s really not much I can say about this great writer. The world will now definitely be a less interesting place now that he’s gone. Off Topic but due to his greatness I felt it should be posted on all of my blogs Technorati Tags: kurt vonnegut

Writer Kurt Vonnegut, literary champion to some and ignored by others, died this Wednesday.Though never exactly a part of the science fiction community, Vonnegut used science fiction heavily in his works, many of which were humanist morality tales. He is probably best known for Slaughterhouse-Five and Galapagos. The latter earned him an honorary anthropology degree and demonstrated he had a better understanding of evolutionary theory than some scientists.I will probably remember him most as the creator of the character Kilgore Trout, a fictional sleazy sf writer. One of Trout's novels, Venus on the Half-Shell, actually saw print as a hoax. Famed sf author Philip Jose Farmer, best known for Riverworld, eventually admitted to being the author. Apparently it took some wheedling to get Vonnegut's permission to write it.Here's the article on Vonnegut from The New York Times:Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like “Slaughterhouse-Five,” “Cat’s

I don't know of any highschooler that hasn't read a Kurt Vonnegut novel and said, "These books change lives, man!" Addmitedly, I grew out of reading his novels though once a year I try to re-read "Breakfast of Champions" for the hundredth time. Even in old age he still had it. Time slowed down the body, but not his mind.He was brilliant, a great writer, and hillarious. I don't think there are many novels out there that make me laugh out loud like his do. May you have a beer with Kilgore Trout and enjoy the rest you have been waiting for.

Amiina is an Icelandic group that began as a string quartet and filled that role wonderfully on the albums ( ) and Takk from fellow Icelanders Sigur Ros. But where the music of Sigur Ros (however) evokes a sense of the extreme grandeur of the Icelandic landscape, Amiina's own music is the aural equivalent of looking at in individual snowflake or a single ice crystal. It evokes the same beauty but on a much smaller scale.The band's first full length album Kurr picks up where last year's Seoul single left off. It is an affair in dreamy ethereal minimalism that combines loops, electronics, and ambient elements with chimes, rhodes piano, and other modern classical elements to create a magical sonic palette. The songs on Kurr glow an icy glacial crystalline blue and twinkle and sparkle in their microscopic beauty. Adjectives like peaceful, tranquil, and calming can all be used to describe Kurr and its serene sounds. Certain passages seem to have slight Eastern influences that give t

A tribute to a Great Sage and an Important Social Voice - Kurt Vonnegut, dead at 84."There's only one rule that I know of, babies— 'God damn it, you've got to be kind." Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels like "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle" and "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a generation, died last night in New York. He was 84 and had homes in New York and in Sagaponack on Long Island.His death was reported by Morgan Entrekin, a longtime family friend, who said Vonnegut suffered brain injuries as a result of a fall several weeks ago.Vonnegut wrote plays, essays and short fiction. But it was his novels that became classics of the American counterculture, making him a literary idol, particularly to students in the 1960s and '70s. Dog-eared paperback copies of his books could be found in the back pockets of blue jeans and in dorm rooms on campuses throughout the United States.Like Mar

Kurt Vonnegut, author of “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle”, has died at the age of 84. Vonnegut died on Wednesday after suffering head injuries following a fall at his home weeks ago, said Donald Farber, Vonnegut’s friend, lawyer, agent and manager. (more…) Tags: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

NEW YORK (AP) — Kurt Vonnegut, the satirical novelist who captured the absurdity of war and questioned the advances of science in darkly humorous works such as “Slaughterhouse-Five” and “Cat’s Cradle,” died Wednesday. He was 84. Vonnegut, who often marveled that he had lived so long despite his lifelong smoking habit, had suffered brain injuries after a fall at his Manhattan home weeks ago, said his wife, photographer Jill Krementz. The author of at least 19 novels, many of them best-sellers, as well as dozens of short stories, essays and plays, Vonnegut relished the role of a social critic. He lectured regularly, exhorting audiences to think for themselves and delighting in barbed commentary against the institutions he felt were dehumanizing people. “I will say anything to be funny, often in the most horrible situations,” Vonnegut, whose watery, heavy-lidded eyes and unruly hair made him seem to be in existential pain, once told a gat

From our post "Revealing" (9.08.2005):Slaughterhouse Five (Kurt Vonnegut)I read this during my final semester as an undergraduate. Mr. R. insisted. It is heresy, I know, to mention these two books in the same entry, let alone the same sentence, but, like The Mists of Avalon, Slaughterhouse Five sent me on a journey of discovery that, again, filled several shelves and many of my mind's rooms and chambers.Years later, while in grad school, I spent the day with Vonnegut. I was a grad assistant in a small liberal arts school where he offered two workshops for the English department and a ninety-minute address followed by a book-signing for the general college population. By then, I had read everything of his that was in print. My assignment that day was to help usher him from here to there. Trust me, faculty members vied for his attention, and my services proved non-critical.But I sat beside him for both workshops. "And this is enough," I thought. "To know that he is a real person who gro

KURT VONNEGUT, 1922-2007 I was in high school when I read "Slaughterhouse-Five," only a few years after it had been released. For someone weaned on Jack London and Ernest Hemingway and the frustrating oeuvre of classroom classics, Vonnegut seemed so ... refreshing. His prose was lyrical and loopy and ... fresh. I wanted more, and I quickly blasted through everything he'd written to that time: "Welcome to the Monkey House," "Breakfast of Champions," "The Sirens of Titan," "Cat's Cradle" and all the rest. I didn't know at the time that I was reading the best books he'd ever write, but I became an insatiable 15-year-old Vonnegut fan."Slaughterhouse-Five" remains one of the great influences on my writing life; the way he handles his non-linear narrative still impresses me like no other author, except John Fowles. And if one considers its commentary on the human tendency toward self-righteousness, and the need to speak of atrocity and injustice, then maybe Vonnegut secretly influenced m

I think he would chuckle at the title of this post. One of my all-time favorite writers, Kurt Vonnegut died Wednesday. He was one of the greats. At a memorial for his friend, Isaac Asimov, Vonnegut brought down the secular humanist house by announcing, "Isaac is in heaven now."He hoped that someone would say the same thing at his memorial. Vonnegut was beyond mythical notions of heaven and hell. He taught us what it was to be human.His last, A Man Without A Country, was somber. He reflected on the state of humanity in the 21st century, wondering why human beings didn't like living on Earth very much. His advice to his children and grandchildren in light of what is to come in the 21st century due to all of the plagues humanity has wrought upon itself is this: "Be kind. For God's sake, be kind."Today, I raise a glass to Kurt Vonnegut. Rest in peace, dear friend. Hi Ho.

Vonnegut is one of my favorite writers and he’s spot on about most things in life. Alas, he’s too much of a Luddite to own a blog so I’m going to take the liberty of adapting his creative writing tips to the wonderful world of blogging and affiliate marketing.read more | digg story

Wes has a neat post about finding a line in a book. It's interesting to see what you come up with. Give it a shot, see what you find.The blog Slice of Laodicea isn't known for hit's sense of humour. And they keep the trend going. I'm sorry, they are stilly and stupid and I wouldn't necessarily show them to my church. But dag it's nice to see the church showing their silly side.I first heard about Darfur from Reno. I'm going to plead ignorance. I admit, until he blogged about it I couldn't point out where Darfur is. To put it plainly: Modern Genocide. It's sickening what is going on there. And the never ending conversation has now turned their sights to the problems there. You know how I feel about this. Conversation good, action better. At least this time they are doing something. Not a lot, but it's a start. One thing I have noticed is that people never think about Africa except once every 10 years or so. First it was Ethiopia, then Somalia, now it's Darfu