Kurt Vonnegut RIP / April 12 2007
How sad I am to learn of the death of Kurt Vonnegut.
One of the outstanding figures of modern US literature and of 60s and 70s western counterculture, the writer has died aged 84 in New York.
He has long been one of my favourite authors and indeed, my erstwhile band Slaughterhouse 5 was named for his best known work which recounts the fire-bombing of Dresden by allied forces in 1945 – the pivotal moment in his life.
Thank you for all the magical stories that I have enjoyed over the years, Mr Vonnegut; you will be sadly missed.
My favourite books of his were Breakfast of Champions, Mother Night, and Cat’s Cradle and, of course, the aforementioned Slaughterhouse Five.
A great author, a great deal of wit and playfulness, but above all: extremely entertaining.
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