
Description
This collection of 29 interviews explores the outer reaches of the Kurt Vonnegut universe. Conversations reveal how Robert B. Weide's letter to Kurt led to a long friendship and an acclaimed documentary, how readers in the former Soviet Union fell in love with Vonnegut during the Cold War, how Ryan North and Albert Monteys adapted Slaughterhouse-Five into a graphic novel, how two podcasters introduced him to a new generation of readers, and how Vonnegut's time teaching at the Iowa Writers Workshop helped transform him from an unknown paperback writer into a literary superstar.
Also included are eight essays by the author. These cover Vonnegut's thoughts on guns and loneliness, evaluate his posthumous publications, offer a guide to the best Vonnegut videos available online, and ask questions like "Was Kurt Vonnegut secretly a romance writer?" A resource for students, scholars and fans, this book offers windows into Vonnegut's life and art that are often overlooked in standard biographies.
Product Details
Publisher | McFarland & Company |
Publish Date | April 27, 2023 |
Pages | 252 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781476690704 |
Dimensions | 8.8 X 5.9 X 0.7 inches | 0.8 pounds |
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Reviews
"What a book! All these facets make for a most complete portrait of Kurt Vonnegut."-Jerome Klinkowitz, author of The Vonnegut Effect and Kurt Vonnegut's America
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