"NEW YORK — In books such as "Slaughterhouse-Five ," "Cat’s Cradle," and "Hocus Pocus," Kurt Vonnegut mixed the bitter and funny with a touch of the profound. Vonnegut, regarded by many critics as a key influence in shaping 20th-century American literature, died Wednesday at 84. He had suffered brain injuries after a recent fall at his Manhattan home, said his wife, photographer Jill Krementz." – MSN News
"A self-described religious skeptic and freethinking humanist, Vonnegut used protagonists such as Billy Pilgrim ("Slaughterhouse-Fiv e") and Eliot Rosewater ("God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater") as transparent vehicles for his points of view.
Like "Catch-22," by Vonnegut’s friend, Joseph Heller, "Slaughterhouse-Five " was a World War II novel embraced by opponents of the Vietnam War, linking a so-called "good war" to the unpopular conflict of the 1960s and ’70s."
About Gandalfe
Just an itinerant saxophonist trying to find life between the changes. I have retired from the Corps of Engineers and Microsoft. I am an admin on the Woodwind Forum, run the Pacifica Big Band (formerly the Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra) and participate in other ensembles. Mostly enjoy time with family and friends.
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REad your comment at my place and laughed at the flying pests you encountered in South Louisiana–oh, yeah–they are MEAN–the mosquitos are lethal…literally and figuratively. If you are in the swamps, either the mosquitos, snakes, gators, or a crazy Coon-ass may eat you alive—South Louisianian’s never met a meat they won’t consume *laughing*
hello, nice to see you here, would you like to chat with me, but i am not good at jazz,
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