Kurt vonnegut biography powerpoint

Title: PDF And So It Goes: Kurt Vonnegut: A Life


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And
So
It
Goes
Kurt
Vonnegut
A
Life
Description
A New York Times
Notable Book for 2011A Washington Post Notable
Nonfiction Book for 2011The first authoritative
biography of Kurt Vonnegut Jr., a writer who
changed the conversation of American
literature.In 2006, Charles Shields reached out
to Kurt Vonnegut in a letter, asking for his
endorsement for a planned biography.

The first
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response was no (quotAmost respectful demurring
by me for the excellent writer Charles J.
Shields, who offered to be my biographerquot.
Unwilling to take no for an answer, propelled by
a passion for his subject, and already deep into
his research, Shields wrote again and this time,
to his delight, the answer came
back quotOK.quotFor the next year8212ayear
that ended up being Vonnegut's last8212Shelds
had access to Vonnegut and his letters.And So It
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