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Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a 1969 semi-autobiographic science fiction-infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut. It follows the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim, from his early years, to his time as an American soldier and chaplain's assistant during World War II , to the post-war years.
- Kurt Vonnegut
- 1969
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Jun 26, 2024 · Slaughterhouse-Five, antiwar novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969. The absurdist, nonlinear work blends science fiction with historical events, notably the Dresden firebombing of World War II. It is considered a modern-day classic.
Kurt Vonnegut (1992–2007) was an American writer noted for his wryly satirical novels that highlight the horrors and ironies of 20th-century civilization. His classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five, published in 1969, drew on his experience in World War II to depict the cruelty and destructiveness of war.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Slaughterhouse-Five appeared in 1969, and was a breakthrough success, Vonnegut’s first bestseller. The novel was adapted to a film in 1972 and over time has been subjected to many challenges and bans throughout the country, even as recently as 2011.
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Vonnegut was writing Slaughterhouse-Five during the escalation of the American war in Vietnam, a war that was never declared by Congress and was viewed by many Americans as a complicated, unjust, and unnecessary use of US power.
Nov 7, 2022 · Kurt Vonnegut made multiple attempts to start Slaughterhouse-Five. After repeated and failed attempts to start his “Dresden book,” Vonnegut finally began what would become Slaughterhouse-Five...
Vonnegut wrote prolifically until his death in 2007. Slaughterhouse-Five treats one of the most horrific massacres in European history—the World War II firebombing of Dresden, a city in eastern Germany, on February 13, 1945—with mock-serious humor and clear antiwar sentiment.
