Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty years; further works have been published since his death.
Background
- Born in
- Indianapolis
- Educated at
- Cornell UniversityUniversity of ChicagoCarnegie Mellon UniversityUniversity of TennesseeShortridge High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Purple Heart🏆 National Book Award🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved."
"Americans... are forever searching for love in forms it never takes, in places it can never be. It must have something to do with the vanished frontier."
"We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be."
"If I should ever die, God forbid, let this be my epitaph:THE ONLY PROOF HE NEEDEDFOR THE EXISTENCE OF GODWAS MUSIC"
"How nice -- to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."
"Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;Man got to tell himself he understand."
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Timeline
1922
Born
Birth2007
Died
Death
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