![]() ![]() His two most popular novels, Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, brought Vonnegut national recognition and a wide readership, which continue up to and after his death in 2007. Over the course of his career, Vonnegut published popular work across several genres, including novels, short stories, plays, and nonfiction works. ![]() His work is celebrated for its dark humor and the anti-war sentiments in his writing remain relevant today. Vonneguts short story is a warning that complete equality creates many problems and can even bring with it danger. is equality, but it is not the kind of equality which people generally desire. He taught at various institutions, including the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. The main theme in 'Harrison Bergeron,' by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Vonnegut had seven children (three biological, four adopted) and was married several times. After the war, he studied anthropology at the University of Chicago, worked as a reporter for the Chicago City News Bureau, and later moved to New York State to write for General Electric as a public relations man. ![]() In the Battle of the Bulge he was taken prisoner by the Germans, and his experiences in Dresden during and after the firebombing of that city form some of the factual basis for Slaughterhouse-Five. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., was born in Indianapolis, studied chemistry and engineering at Cornell and other universities, and entered the Second World War as a private in the US Army. ![]()
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