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Kurt Vonnegut R.I.P.

 
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Peter de Meteor



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 8:20 am    Post subject: Kurt Vonnegut R.I.P. Reply with quote

So it goes . . .

I was saddened to hear of Kurt Vonnegut's death, at 84, from injuries sustained during a fall at his home 2 days ago.

He was best known for his semi-autobiographical novel "Slaughterhouse 5", based on his experience as an prisoner of war trapped in an abbatoir during the allied carpet-bombing of Dresden.

My favourite of his books (indeed amongst my favourite of ANY books) is "Sirens of Titan". Al Stewart is obviously another fan; a song of the same name, about the book, is included in his 1975 album "Modern Times".

I was fortunate enough to have seen Kurt Vonnegut speak, at The Leeds Playhouse in 1982. He was that most rare of people, an American with a well-developed sense of irony, self-effacing and an enemy of the right-wing.

One of his books, "Breakfast of Champions" includes simple drawings by the author. One is of a gravestone, on which is written:

"Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt".
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