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2 days ago · Beyond his failed marriage, Vonnegut was deeply affected when his son Mark suffered a mental breakdown in 1972, which exacerbated Vonnegut's chronic depression and led him to take Ritalin. When he stopped taking the drug in the mid-1970s, he began to see a psychologist weekly.
Jun 25, 2024 · Vonnegut’s humanism, emphasizing ethical living without divine intervention, resonated deeply with me. When I started to research Vonnegut to learn more about him as a person, I discovered his connection to humanism.
Jun 28, 2024 · Jason’s new project is his disc based on his love of the novels of Kurt Vonnegut. His surprise guest was Kurt’s son, Mark Vonnegut, a pediatrician who describes himself as a memoirist and who is clearly a part-time tenor saxophonist.
Jun 23, 2024 · Kurt Vonnegut — ‘I have told my sons that they are not under any circumstances to take part in massacres, and that the news of massacres of enemies is no...
Jun 9, 2024 · Those imaginary lines are as unreal to me as elves and pixies. I can't believe that they mark the end or the beginning of anything of real concern to a human soul. Virtues and vices, pleasures and pains cross boundaries at will.” ― Kurt Vonnegut, Mother Night
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.
Jun 9, 2024 · I had taught myself to do without love. It was not the thought that God was cruel that froze me. I had taught myself never to expect anything from Him. What froze me was the fact that I had absolutely no reason to move in any direction.
