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  <name><![CDATA[Kurt Vonnegut]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[American author. The novelist is known for works blending satire, black comedy and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five (1969), Cat's Cradle (1963), and Breakfast of Champions (1973) 

He was also known for his humanist beliefs and being honorary president of the American Humanist Association.

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  <title><![CDATA[Slaughterhouse-Five]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Breakfast of Champions]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Cat's Cradle]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Welcome to the Monkey House]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Galapagos]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Sirens of Titan]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Mother Night]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[A Man Without a Country]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Player Piano]]></title>
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