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Neaizmirstamais Kurts Vonnegūts ir klāt - līdzi vezdams vecos latviešu paziņas Rabo Karabekjanu un Hovardu V. Kempbelu, kā arī daudzus jaunus draugus. Vonnegūta platajā smaidā un skumjajās acīs kā spogulī spoguļojas Otrā pasaules kara izcilākie spiegi, veci vientuļnieki, nepārspējami daiļā Merilija Kempa un milimetru gari ķīnietīši.
"Maorietis sēž... uz tukšas vācu munīcijas kastes. Tās dibenā gan vēl ir trīs lodes, ja nu gadītos kāds gribētājs. Viņš mēģina izlasīt, kas rakstīts laikraksta lapā, kuru viņš noķēra, kad rīta vējiņš to saullēktā nesa cauri ielejai. Un es turpināju, uzlicis pirkstu uz gaismas slēdža: - "Tā ir lapa no kāda antisemītiska nedēļas laikraksta, kas izdots Rīgā, Latvijā, laikā, kad šo mazo valsti bija okupējuši vācieši. Tā ir sešus mēnešus veca un sniedz padomus dārzkopībā un augļu konservēšanā." Maorietis studē avīzi ļoti cītīgi, cerēdams uzzināt to, ko mums visiem gribētos par sevi zināt: kur viņš atrodas, kas pašlaik notiek un kas vēl gaidāms."
"Maorietis sēž... uz tukšas vācu munīcijas kastes. Tās dibenā gan vēl ir trīs lodes, ja nu gadītos kāds gribētājs. Viņš mēģina izlasīt, kas rakstīts laikraksta lapā, kuru viņš noķēra, kad rīta vējiņš to saullēktā nesa cauri ielejai. Un es turpināju, uzlicis pirkstu uz gaismas slēdža: - "Tā ir lapa no kāda antisemītiska nedēļas laikraksta, kas izdots Rīgā, Latvijā, laikā, kad šo mazo valsti bija okupējuši vācieši. Tā ir sešus mēnešus veca un sniedz padomus dārzkopībā un augļu konservēšanā." Maorietis studē avīzi ļoti cītīgi, cerēdams uzzināt to, ko mums visiem gribētos par sevi zināt: kur viņš atrodas, kas pašlaik notiek un kas vēl gaidāms."
496 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1994
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About the author
Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
710 books37k followersKurt Vonnegut, Junior was an American novelist, satirist, and most recently, graphic artist. He was recognized as New York State Author for 2001-2003.
He was born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. Army and serving in World War II.
After the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work.
His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. This event would also form the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, the book which would make him a millionaire. This acerbic 200-page book is what most people mean when they describe a work as "Vonnegutian" in scope.
Vonnegut was a self-proclaimed humanist and socialist (influenced by the style of Indiana's own Eugene V. Debs) and a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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 born in Indianapolis, later the setting for many of his novels. He attended Cornell University from 1941 to 1943, where he wrote a column for the student newspaper, the Cornell Daily Sun. Vonnegut trained as a chemist and worked as a journalist before joining the U.S. Army and serving in World War II.
After the war, he attended University of Chicago as a graduate student in anthropology and also worked as a police reporter at the City News Bureau of Chicago. He left Chicago to work in Schenectady, New York in public relations for General Electric. He attributed his unadorned writing style to his reporting work.
His experiences as an advance scout in the Battle of the Bulge, and in particular his witnessing of the bombing of Dresden, Germany whilst a prisoner of war, would inform much of his work. This event would also form the core of his most famous work, Slaughterhouse-Five, the book which would make him a millionaire. This acerbic 200-page book is what most people mean when they describe a work as "Vonnegutian" in scope.
Vonnegut was a self-proclaimed humanist and socialist (influenced by the style of Indiana's own Eugene V. Debs) and a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
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)
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