Kurt Vonnegut Remembered

A collection of reminiscences that illuminate the career and private life of the iconic author of 'Slaughterhouse-Five'

Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007), who began his writing career working for popular magazines, held both literary aspirations and an attraction to genre fiction. His conspicuous refusal to respect literary boundaries was part of what made him a countercultural icon in the 1960s and 1970s. Vonnegut’s personal life was marked in large part by public success and private turmoil. Two...