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Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut.It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II, to the post-war years.
Kurt Vonnegut (/ ˈ v ɒ n ə ɡ ə t / VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. [1] His published work includes fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further works have been published since his death.
The character Eliot Rosewater, the novel's focus, reappears incidentally in Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) and Breakfast of Champions (1973). The description of the fire-bombing of Dresden, which Eliot hallucinates as affecting Indianapolis in chapter 13, remains a master theme from now on in Vonnegut's writing and is central to Slaughterhouse-Five ...
Slaughterhouse-Five is a 1972 American comedy-drama military science fiction film directed by George Roy Hill and produced by Paul Monash, from a screenplay by Stephen Geller, based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut. [1] The film stars Michael Sacks as Billy Pilgrim, who is "unstuck in time" and has no control over where he is ...
"Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time," Robert B. Weide's upcoming IFC documentary, offers a comprehensive look at Indy's beloved author.
In the 1965 novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Tralfamadore is referenced as a fictional location made up by Kilgore Trout, a recurring character in Vonnegut's works. [2] In the 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five, Tralfamadore is the home to organic beings who can see into all times, and are thus privy to knowledge of future events.
Founder and CEO of Vonnegut Library released a statement regarding a potential book ban of "Slaughterhouse-Five" in Brevard County, Florida.
The Kurt Vonnegut Museum shared and responded on Facebook this week to a joke about "Slaughterhouse-Five" that aired on the Emmy award-winning TV show, "Abbott Elementary."