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Kurt Vonnegut underwent traumatic experiences such as war and mental health issues, showing that his troubled past shaped his writing style and novels.

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- He had trouble in college with his english course
- He started three majors at different colleges but did not finish any of them.
- He was a luddite who never switched to computers because he loved the tactile feeling of writing on a typewriter.

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His novels are sometimes controversial. Some libraries have banned Slaughterhouse-five, and other books have sparked fierce debate. Although controversial, Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-five is widely considered a classic.

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Kurt Vonnegut became known for his unusual writing style: long sentences with little punctuation and well as his humanist point of view.

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- Guggenheim Fellowship (1967)
- Hugo award for Best Dramatic Performance (1973)
- a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Playwright (1971)

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Vonnegut published fourteen novels. The most well known of these include Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions. His last novel was Timequake (1997).

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http://www.indianahistory.org/our-collections/reference/notable-hoosiers/kurt-vonnegut#.WLg9ehLyvBI

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut

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https://www.vonnegut.com/

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http://www.vonnegutlibrary.org/about/

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~In 1940, Vonnegut entered Cornell University as a chemistry major.
~He dropped out in 1943 and enlisted in the United States Army.
~In Europe, he was captured by the Germans and imprisoned in a meat-locker called Schlachthof-Fünf, or Slaughterhouse Five.
~He was liberated by Russian Army soldiers in May 1945.
~Vonnegut began to write. He published his first novel in 1952.
~For the rest of his life, Vonnegut fought depression and PTSD from his experiences.
~He died on April 11, 2007, at the age of eighty-four.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html

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~He was born November 11, 1992,
~He was born and raised in  Indianapolis, Indiana.
~He had an African American house keeper for the first ten years of his life, which he later credits her for raising him and giving him values.
~ He went to high school at Shortridge High school in Indianapolis in 1936
~ In high school, he described writing as "fun and easy".