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ISBN-10
0817320113
Book Title
Kurt Vonnegut Remembered (American Writers Remembered)
ISBN
9780817320119

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Alabama Press
ISBN-10
0817320113
ISBN-13
9780817320119
eBay Product ID (ePID)
8038732422

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
264 Pages
Publication Name
Kurt Vonnegut Remembered
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Subject
American / General, Literary
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Author
Jim O'loughlin
Series
American Writers Remembered Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2018-038994
Reviews
"This is an impressive biographical collage, containing a wide variety of excerpts from dozens of sources. O'Loughlin has artfully culled through many different publications to find firsthand memories of Vonnegut by those who knew him . . . . Kurt Vonnegut Remembered is a nice tribute, and therefore a welcome contribution to Vonnegut Studies and fandom." -- Resources for American Literary Study "In this welcomed assemblage of encounters with Vonnegut by those who knew him best, Kurt Vonnegut Remembered celebrates the authenticity of the author's life and work as a whole, demonstrating the efficacy of Vonnegut's primary moral that we are who we pretend to be." --Lawrence R. Broer, author of Vonnegut and Hemingway: Writers at War and Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut, "O'Loughlin makes an inspired move: he weaves together multiple perspectives of Kurt at various points in his life, reaching back as far as birthday messages delivered by his childhood friends up to more recent accounts written specifically for this volume. Taken together, what emerges is a more sufficiently complicated and well-rounded depiction than the one Shields presents. Yet it makes no denial that Vonnegut, a man who by his own admission was a dark, "monopolar depressive," could be temperamental (see Timequake )." -- North American Review " Kurt Vonnegut Remembered an anthology of reminiscences about American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), who is best known for his best-selling, dark satire novel Slaughterhouse Five . These writings and insights are from a wide range of individuals people, from those who knew Vonnegut intimately to those who met him only once, and different essays shine a light on the many different phases of Vonnegut's life [ . . . ] Notes and an index round out this "must-read" for connoisseurs of Vonnegut's classic works, highly recommended especially for public and college library Literary Studies collections. -- Wisconsin Bookwatch "Given Vonnegut's enduring popularity, Kurt Vonnegut Remembered offers a positive, necessary contribution to the field of writings about this enigmatic author." --D. Quentin Miller, author of Understanding John Edgar Wideman , The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature , and A Criminal Power: James Baldwin and the Law, " Kurt Vonnegut Remembered an anthology of reminiscences about American author Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), who is best known for his best-selling, dark satire novel Slaughterhouse Five . These writings and insights are from a wide range of individuals people, from those who knew Vonnegut intimately to those who met him only once, and different essays shine a light on the many different phases of Vonnegut's life [ . . . ] Notes and an index round out this "must-read" for connoisseurs of Vonnegut's classic works, highly recommended especially for public and college library Literary Studies collections. -- Wisconsin Bookwatch "Given Vonnegut's enduring popularity, Kurt Vonnegut Remembered offers a positive, necessary contribution to the field of writings about this enigmatic author." --D. Quentin Miller, author of Understanding John Edgar Wideman , The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature , and A Criminal Power: James Baldwin and the Law, "Given Vonnegut's enduring popularity, Kurt Vonnegut Remembered offers a positive, necessary contribution to the field of writings about this enigmatic author." --D. Quentin Miller, author of Understanding John Edgar Wideman , The Routledge Introduction to African American Literature , and A Criminal Power: James Baldwin and the Law, "In this welcomed assemblage of encounters with Vonnegut by those who knew him best, Kurt Vonnegut Remembered celebrates the authenticity of the author's life and work as a whole, demonstrating the efficacy of Vonnegut's primary moral that we are who we pretend to be." --Lawrence R. Broer, author of Vonnegut and Hemingway: Writers at War and Sanity Plea: Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Chronology Introduction Part 1. Growing Up: 1922?1943 1. Irma Vonnegut Lindener 2. Ben Hitz 3. Majie Alford Failey Part 2. From War to the Homefront: 1944?1964 4. Bernard V. O?Hare Jr. 5. Gifford Doxsee, Dick Erbes, Duane Fox, Floyd Harding, Tom Jones, Clifford Stumpf, Thomas C. Ballowe, Gordon Zicker 6. Jane Vonnegut Yarmolinsky 7. Mark Vonnegut 8. Nanette Vonnegut Part 3. The Iowa Years: 1965?1967 9. Loree Rackstraw 10. Gail Godwin 11. Suzanne McConnell 12. Maria Pilar Donoso 13. Andre Dubus 14. John Irving Part 4. Literary Celebrity: 1968?1979 15. Peter Fonda 16. Jill Krementz 17. Vance Bourjaily 18. Geraldo Rivera 19. Jerome Klinkowitz 20. Dan Wakefield 21. Joe David Bellamy 22. Peter J. Reed 23. Andrew Leonard 24. David R. Slavitt 25. Loree Rackstraw 26. Morris Lurie 27. Kaylie Jones 28. Peter Gzowski Part 5. Reluctant Guru: 1980?1997 29. Raymond Mungo 30. Martin Amis 31. Greg Herriges 32. Joseph Timmons 33. Norman Mailer 34. George Plimpton 35. John Irving 36. Carole Mallory 37. Jerome Klinkowitz 38. Dan Rattiner 39. Robert B. Weide Part 6. ?I Never Expected to Live This Long?: 1998?2007 40. John Krull 41. Ezra Prior 42. John Casey 43. Alan Bisbort 44. Todd Davis 45. Michael Moore 46. Charles J. Shields 47. Donald Farber 48. Jerome Klinkowitz 49. John Updike List of Reminiscences Additional Reminiscences Fictional Accounts of Vonnegut Notes Works Cited Index
Synopsis
A collection of reminiscences that illuminate the career and private life of the iconic author of 'Slaughterhouse-Five' Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007), who began his writing career working for popular magazines, held both literary aspirations and an attraction to genre fiction. His conspicuous refusal to respect literary boundaries was part of what made him a countercultural icon in the 1960s and 1970s. Vonnegut's personal life was marked in large part by public success and private turmoil. Two turbulent marriages, his sudden adoption of his late sister's four children (and the equally sudden removal of one of those children), and a mid-eighties suicide attempt all signaled the extent of Vonnegut's inner troubles. Yet, he was a generous friend to many, maintaining close correspondences throughout his life. Kurt Vonnegut Remembered gathers reminiscences--by those who knew him intimately, and from those met him only once--that span Vonnegut's entire life. Among the anecdotes in this collection are remembrances from his immediate family, reflections from his comrades in World War II, and tributes from writers he worked with in Iowa City and from those who knew him when he was young. Editor Jim O'Loughlin offers biographical notes on Vonnegut's relationship with each of these figures. Since Vonnegut's death, much has been written on his life and work, but this new volume offers a more generous view of his life, particularly his last years. In O'Loughlin's introduction to the volume, he argues that we can locate and understand Vonnegut's best self through his public persona, and that in his performance as the kind and humane figure that many of the speakers here knew him as, Vonnegut became a better person than he ever felt himself to be., A collection of reminiscences that illuminate the career and private life of the iconic author of Slaughterhouse-Five
LC Classification Number
PS3572.O5Z7546 2019

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