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How "Slaughterhouse Five" was born
Kurt Vonnegut's new posthumous collection reveals the seeds of a modern masterpiece.
By Steve Almond [2008-04-07]

  • The Timelessness of Vonnegut

    I read Player Piano when I was 19 years old and it inspired me to rebel against the establishment.

    I read it again when I was 49 and had a hard time relating to all the main character gave up in order live his dream.

    Thus is the genius of Kurt Vonnegut. He was timeless. He wrote simultaneously to the 19 and 49 year old. The same person. And I didn't even know it. Until I was ready to.

    -- olesage
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    Sunday, April 6, 2008 07:43 PM
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