Overview

This collection of 29 interviews explores the outer reaches of the Kurt Vonnegut universe. Conversations reveal how Robert B. Weide's letter to Kurt led to a long friendship and an acclaimed documentary, how readers in the former Soviet Union fell in love with Vonnegut during the Cold War, how Ryan North and Albert Monteys adapted Slaughterhouse-Five into a graphic novel, how two podcasters introduced him to a new generation of readers, and how Vonnegut's time teaching at the Iowa Writers Workshop helped transform him from an unknown paperback writer into a literary superstar. Also included are eight essays by the author. These cover Vonnegut's thoughts on guns and loneliness, evaluate his posthumous publications, offer a guide to the best Vonnegut videos available online, and ask questions like ""Was Kurt Vonnegut secretly a romance writer?"" A resource for students, scholars and fans, this book offers windows into Vonnegut's life and art that are often overlooked in standard biographies.

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Author:   Chuck Augello
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.331kg
ISBN:  

9781476690704

ISBN 10:   1476690707
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   27 April 2023
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction: Adventures in the Vonnegutsphere: Or, How I Came to Create The Daily Vonnegut Beginnings and Endings Kurt Vonnegut: The Pop Quiz The Brothers Vonnegut: An Interview with Ginger Strand Love, Kurt—The Vonnegut Love Letters: An Interview with Edith Vonnegut Kurt Vonnegut’s Last Interview: An Interview with Heather Augustyn Kurt Vonnegut Remembered: An Interview with Jim O’Loughlin One Thief Was Saved: An Interview with Jerome Klinkowitz Posthumous Vonnegut The Classroom Lessons from the Monkey House Pity the Reader: An Interview with Suzanne McConnell A Delicate Aggression—Kurt Vonnegut at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop: An Interview with David O. Dowling Teaching “Harrison Bergeron”: An Interview with Benjamin Reed Waking People Up to the Prophetic Voice of Kurt Vonnegut: An Interview with Steve Almond Building the Monkey House: An Interview with Gregory Sumner Kurt Vonnegut, Romance Writer Planetary Citizen Lonesome No More: Kurt Vonnegut’s Sunny Little Dream American Fascism: An Interview with Susan Farrell Tilting the Axis: An Interview with Christina Jarvis Vonnegut as Cultural Guide—Kurt Vonnegut in the Soviet Union: An Interview with Sarah D. Phillips The Writer’s Crusade: An Interview with Tom Roston Recreating the Same Old Nightmare: An Interview with Josh Privett Germs of Some Loathsome Disease: Kurt Vonnegut on Guns New Adventures in Scholarship The Vonnegutians Breaking Down Vonnegut: An Interview with Julia Whitehead An Overwhelming Treasure Trove: An Interview with Isabel Planton The Vonnegut Encyclopedia: An Interview with Marc Leeds Vonnegut and Hemingway: An Interview with Lawrence R. Broer A Landmark for Common Decency Beyond the Page Kurt Vonnegut: YouTuber Forever Altering Perceptions of Life: An Interview with Ryan North and Albert Monteys Staging Happy Birthday, Wanda June: An Interview with Jeff Wise and Matt Harrington Firing the Flare Gun and Shouting “Read it again!” An Interview with Alex Schmidt and Michael Swaim Two Guys from the Same Family: An Interview with Robert Weide Bringing the Sirens to the Stage: An Interview with Ben Rock Directing Mother Night: An Interview with Keith Gordon And All Music Is Sacred: An Interview with Richard Auldon Clark Talking Vonnegut Bibliography About the Contributors Index

Reviews

“What a book! All these facets make for a most complete portrait of Kurt Vonnegut.”—Jerome Klinkowitz, author of The Vonnegut Effect and Kurt Vonnegut’s America “Talking Vonnegut: Centennial Interviews and Essays may be anticipated by many as a scholarly discourse of literary import, but it’s far more than another analysis of the writer’s work. ...interviewees each shed a unique light on Vonnegut and the lasting impact of his writings. The real meat of an interview collection lies in the types of questions that prompt extraordinary answers and reader reflections. Aguello fulfills that duty, crafting such conversations among an unusually widespread list of fans and fellow influencers. Readers even only casually familiar with the author and his works will come away with a deeper knowledge of Vonnegut's influence and focuses. ...followers come away from these personal queries with a far deeper appreciation of the extent and scholarship of Vonnegut’s writings and their world-wide impact. Libraries serious about representing the impact of Vonnegu’s craft should consider Talking Vonnegut a foundation acquisition central to both any semi-definitive or authoritative Vonnegut collection. It’s especially highly recommendable to students and readers of Vonnegut, who will receive key information and insights about the man and his work which are simply unavailable elsewhere.”—Midwest Book Review

"""What a book! All these facets make for a most complete portrait of Kurt Vonnegut.""--Jerome Klinkowitz, author of The Vonnegut Effect and Kurt Vonnegut's America"

Author Information

Chuck Augello is the founder of The Daily Vonnegut, a website exploring the life and art of Kurt Vonnegut. He is the author of two novels and his work has appeared in One Story, Necessary Fiction and Literary Hub. He lives in New Jersey.

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