An interview with Kurt Vonnegut

with Kurt Vonnegut
in Books
on Wednesday, September 8, 1999 * * * * *

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A conversation with Kurt Vonnegut about his new book of stories, "Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction".

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Slaughterhouse V
Bagombo Snuff Box
Kurt Vonnegut

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    1. David S.  08/03/2008 06:34 PM Report

      In response to Jim's question:

      I would strongly question the general notion that a person has only so much to say that's interesting and then "that's it!" Especially using Kurt Vonnegut as an example. Of course he's going to say "Hey, I'm completely in print so I don't have to write another thing!" However, didn't he write "Timequake" after this collection was published? Didn't he write a collection of parody-based essays addressed to Dr. Kevorkian before he "left us?" While it could be argued that these books weren't as remarkable as "Slaughterhouse 5" and "Mother Night," they were still worth reading IMHO. I can accept the idea that someone who writes for a living tends to either repeat him/herself in later works or get stuck writing a series about a small group of characters and plant the idea that she/he can't do anything else, like a rock group that doesn't split up after 20-30 years, but I would like to believe that there are people out there, writers and other types of professionals, who have allowed their continuing life experiences to broaden their scope and talents in less obvious ways than just "creating something NEW" or "outdoing what has come before." That's my two cents.

    2. Simon  05/02/2007 02:50 PM Report

      Henry, it seems that Charlie has made much his archive available for free. Take the time to look through this new site -- it's a tremendous (free) resource.

    3. henry sorgen  05/02/2007 02:00 PM Report

      why should we have to pay to watch Charlie Rose? I have been a fan for years but will no longer have a television in my home. Why must I pay to watch Charlie Rose on-line? I see the same advertisers. What's up?

      free Charlie free,

      henry sorgen

    4. Glen Brazier  04/28/2007 09:03 AM Report

      He might have a point: how many artists careers carreen off into repetition after a while? How many of us humans develop a set of things to believe in and settle down with it after a while?

    5. Jim McDowell  04/27/2007 12:18 PM Report

      What do we think about his comment that we have a certain amount of things to say then we are done? I don't know if its appropriate for this format to ask such a question so delete this if you must.