Kurt Vonnegut dead at 84

[Daniel Harper]

On Wednesday 11 April 2007 22:26, you wrote:
> Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark comic talent and urgent moral vision in novels
> like "Slaughterhouse-Five," "Cat's Cradle" and "God Bless You, Mr.
> Rosewater" caught the temper of his times and the imagination of a
> generation, died last night in Manhattan. He was 84 and had homes in
> Manhattan and in Sagaponack on Long Island.
> His death was reported by Morgan Entrekin, a longtime family friend, who
> said Mr. Vonnegut suffered brain injuries as a result of a fall several
> weeks ago.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/11/books/11cnd-vonnegut.html?hp

A tragedy. Vonnegut was always one of my favorite authors, and seemed to be a 
man genuinely deserving of respect, even aside from his literary qualities. 
Aside from _Slaughterhouse V_, _Bluebeard_ and _Galapagos_ are probably my 
favorites of his.

Guess I finally need to pick up a copy of _Cat's Cradle_ and the others I 
haven't yet read, eh?

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No reference to the present day is intended or should be inferred.
--Daniel Harper
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