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Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) Background · Kurt Vonnegut, a writer and novelist, was born on November 11, 1922, in Indianapolis, Indiana · After studying at Carnell University for 2 years, Vonnegut enlisted in the U.S. Army. · A year later, he served in Europe and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. After this battle however, he was a captured as a prisoner of war. · He was in Dresden, Germany, during the Allied firebombing of the city. He witnessed the complete devastation caused by it. · The only reason Vonnegut and other POW’s survived was because they were working in an underground meat locker making vitamins. · Soon after his return from the war, Kurt Vonnegut married his high school girlfriend, Jane Marie Cox · The couple had three children and also adopted Vonnegut’s sister’s children after her death. · He worked several jobs before his writing career took off. · Despite his success, Kurt Vonnegut wrestled with his own personal problems. Having struggled with depression, he attempted to take his own life in 1984. · Kurt Vonnegut chose to spend his later years working on nonfiction and died on April 12, 2007, at the age of 84 as a result of head injuries from a fall  Writing Style  · Kurt Vonnegut is considered one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century · Showing his talent for satire, his first novel, Player Piano (1952), took on corporate culture. More novels followed · Emerging as a new voice in literature, Kurt Vonnegut became known for his unusual writing style. He used long sentences and little punctuation · <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He mixed literature with science fiction and humor, creating a unique social commentary. Vonnegut created his own unique world in each of his novels and filled them with unusual characters · <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">War remained a recurring element in his work and one of his best-known works, Slaughterhouse-Five, draws some of its dramatic power from his own experiences <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Novels Works Cited <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">"Kurt Vonnegut Biography." //Biography.com//. Web. 30 Apr. 2010. <http://www.biography.com/articles/Kurt-Vonnegut-9520329?part=0>. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">"KURT VONNEGUT: Complete Writings." //KURT VONNEGUT: His Life & Work Displayed in a Site Called The Vonnegut Web// Web. 30 Apr. 2010. <http://www.vonnegutweb.com/vonnegutia/biblio.html>.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Player Piano] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1952.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|The Sirens of Titan] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1959.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Mother Night] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1961. Hardcover edition, 1966.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Cat's Cradle] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1963.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater] . //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 1965.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Slaughterhouse Five] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1969. Twenty-fifth anniversary edition, 1994.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Breakfast of Champions] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 1973.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Slapstick] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1976.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Jailbird] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1979.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Deadeye Dick] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1982.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Galápagos] : A Novel. //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> 1985.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Bluebeard] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1987.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Hocus Pocus] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1990.
 * //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> [|Timequake] //<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">. 1997.