Kurt Vonnegut

Salman Rushdie on what the books “Slaughterhouse-Five,” by Kurt Vonnegut, “Catch-22,” by Joseph Heller, and others tell us about the nature of war and humanity.

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The German-American community in Indianapolis, largely a product of mid-nineteenth century immigration, had a strong heritage of freethought (open evaluation of religion based on the use of reason)…

Kurt Vonnegut liked to draw. Other writers, notably J.R.R. Tolkien who illustrated his work, and more who brightened letters with doodles and marginalia found the connection between visual art and words in how artist can tell a story. For him it mattered not good or bad he drew "because it’s known to make a soul grow".

This post is part of our Kurt Vonnegut Reading Day: a celebration of one of our favorite authors on the occasion of the publication of his letters. Check

Kurt Vonnegut published fourteen novels over a period of fifty years as well as numerous short stories, plays and works of non-fiction.

Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughter-House Five

Kurt Vonnegut once talked about the simple wonder of leaving the house to buy an envelope. His words offer fantastic advice on daily living.

‘So it goes,' Slaughterhouse-Five.

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