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A self-conscious Kurt Vonnegut: an analysis of Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions
No full textThe works of Kurt Vonnegut stand as seminal in the American literary canon. Looking at three of his most influential novels, namely Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions, this study aims to better understand the mechanisms which inform his fiction. Working chronologically through the novels, the study examines historical context, narrative technique, theoretical underpinnings and the social critique of each novel. Guided by an idea of the postmodern novel the study examines how these elements interact, concluding that by way of what may be considered "simple" yet self-conscious metafiction and prose as well as variations in narrative technique, Vonnegut is able to more accurately convey his opinions on the American situation as well as demonstrate his stance on the role of fiction and the writer in contemporary society. The study also considers closely the role of the reader and the author/reader/text relationship
Studio portrait of Kurt Adler.
No full textThe music conductor, author and pianist Kurt Adler was born on 1st of March in 1907 in Jindřichův Hradec in Bohemia (now in Czech Republic). Kurt Adler immigrated to the United States in October 1938 and was naturalized in 1944.Digital Imag
Kurt Vonnegut at NYU, November 6, 1969
No full textKurt Vonnegut at NYU, is a recorded address directed to students at New York University presented by author Kurt Vonnegut about societal criticism, politics, and the identity of authors, November 6, 1969
Kurt Vonnegut: A Lyceum Lecture
No full textOn October 19, 1992, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was a speaker for the Winona State University (WSU) Lyceum Speaker Series. Kurt Vonnegut spoke in Somsen Auditorium (now known as Harriet Johnson Auditorium).
Kurt Vonnegut, the renowned American author, was known for his satire and dark humor. He wrote novels, short stories, plays, and both fiction and non-fiction.https://openriver.winona.edu/lyceumseries/1001/thumbnail.jp
Kurt Landsberger Collection 1895-2009 1909-1918
No full textThis collection contains materials relating to Kurt Landsberger and his mother, Helene née Hoffmann. It consists primarily of Helene's incoming correspondence during the 1910s, in the form of postcards, while she was growing up in German-speaking Prague. It also contains clippings and printed material about Kurt Landsberger. Also included are printed materials and collection lists for the Holocaust collections funded by the Landsbergers at the Verona and Pequannock libraries in New Jersey.Kurt Landsberger was born in Prague in 1920. His mother, Hella née Hoffmann divorced Kurt's biological father Arnost Steinitz when he was two years old. Hella then married Ernst Landsberger, and Kurt lived with them in Vienna until 1938. He was active in Betar, a Revisionist Zionist youth movement. After immigrating to the United States in 1939, Landsberger served in the US Army during World War Two. He and his wife Anny (née Terkel, 1923-2010) settled in New Jersey after the war, and in 1946 started a successful business manufacturing laboratory supplies and equipment for the elderly. The Landsbergers funded the Landsberger Holocaust Collections at the Verona and Pequannock Public Libraries in New Jersey. Kurt Landsberger is also the author of several books, including two about his ancestor William Steinitz, a 19th-century chess champion, and an autobiography entitled "The Root Box."Finding aid available onlineAustrian Heritage CollectionProcesseddigitize
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