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April 12, 2007
Vonnegut Died
Kurt Vonnegat, brilliant satirist and American novelist, died today at age 84. I figure this is relevant to our course because he, like many of the authors we've discussed, mixed science fiction with other genres in order to portray his ideas and socio-political commentary in an original way. He also used humor and science fiction to appeal to a wide audience.
To read more: www.nytimes.com
Also, if you're looking for some fun but thoughtful and tragically witty summer reading I HIGHLY recommend Slaughterhouse-Five and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Brilliant books.
Posted by premonp at April 12, 2007 12:51 AM
Comments
I'm actually in the middle of _Slaughterhouse-Five_ myself (very good)...well, at least the middle of a CD. I'm doing the "book on CD" from the Ann Arbor Library. I highly recommend it (and all books on CD) for those of you who have longish drives ahead of you this summer.
Posted by: lauraaw at April 12, 2007 08:22 AM
His short work, God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian and his most recent A Man without a Country are wonderful too. Read these!
Posted by: willmelv at April 12, 2007 11:39 AM
Cat's Cradle is incredible, but just about anything of his should at least be considered.
Posted by: gdejongh at April 12, 2007 02:44 PM
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