About the Author About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut received the Purple

Heart as he returned from World

War II.

The Sirens of TitanThe Sirens of Titan

In this novel the first three chapters describe life on Earth as it was

between World War II and the Great Depression.

Player Piano Player Piano

In this novel Kurt Vonnegut describes how machines would decide the type of job people would have.

Cat’s Cradle Cat’s Cradle

This novel indicates a particular doctor,

Schlichter Von Koenigswald, who was a member of the S.S. He served his time at the

Hospital of Hope and Mercy at Auschwitz.

Mother Night Mother Night

This novel discusses the story of Howard W. Campbell Jr., an

American who moved to Germany after World War I.

Later, he became a well-known German playwright and a Nazi propagandist.

Slaughterhouse-FiveSlaughterhouse-Five

This novel is the reason why Kurt Vonnegut is notably one of the

most intriguing writers of his time.

This novel is almost a direct autobiography of Kurt Vonnegut’s

life. While in World War II Kurt Vonnegut was captured and held in

a German slaughterhouse.

In Memory of Kurt In Memory of Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut

All that Kurt Vonnegut had accomplished and all the hardships he had gone through allows us to

realize that everything can be used to better ourselves.