Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels, publishing fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays and five nonfiction works over fifty years. Captured by the Germans during the Battle of the Bulge, he survived the Allied bombing of Dresden while a prisoner of war held in a meat locker, an experience that became the basis of his commercial and critical breakthrough, Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), whose anti-war sentiment resonated amid the Vietnam War. Earlier novels included The Sirens of Titan (1959) and Cat's Cradle (1963), both nominated for the Hugo Award, and he continued publishing essays and short fiction, including A Man Without a Country (2005), later in his career. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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AwardCarl Sandburg Literary Award, 2001. 1 AwardEugene V. Debs Award, 1981. 1 AwardGuggenheim Fellowship, 1967. 1 AwardHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, 1973. 1 AwardHumanist of the Year, 1992. 1 AwardNational Book Award, 1970. 1 AwardPrometheus Award - Hall of Fame, 2019. 1 AwardScience Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, 2015. 1 Classification
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November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007
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Kurt Vonnegut was an American author known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels, publishing fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays and five nonfiction works over fifty years.
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Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Guggenheim Fellowship
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Purple Heart
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: National Book Award
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Eugene V. Debs Award
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Mondello Prize
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Humanist of the Year
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Carl Sandburg Literary Award
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
Award: Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame
Kurt Vonnegut ( VON-ə-gət; November 11, 1922, April 11, 2007) 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.
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Slaughterhouse-Five...is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut.
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