Kurt Vonnegut
Phil Winkler
American LIT
2/11/05
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut is an impressive author who combines comic fiction and social satire in his novels. He often writes about the main character Kilgore Trout, who seems to be more like Vonnegut's alter ego. He has written many books including Player Piano, Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse Five, Galapagos, Bluebeard, and Fates Worse Than Death.
Kurt Vonnegut was born November 11, 1922 in Indianapolis Indiana. His parents were Kurt Vonnegut Sr. and Edith Leiber. He graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis where he was editor of the school newspaper. After graduation in 1940, he moved on to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York where he took classes for biochemistry. In 1942, he enlisted in the army as an Infantry Battalion Scout. Later he was trained by Carnegie Institute and University of Tennessee to become a mechanical engineer. In 1944, Kurt's mother committed suicide on May 14. He returns home briefly, then was......
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