A selective list of online literary criticism for novelist Kurt Vonnegut, favoring signed articles by recognized scholars, articles published in reviewed sources, and web sites that adhere to the Modern Language Association Guidelines for Web Pages
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Klinkowitz, Jerome. The Vonnegut Effect (USC Press, 2004). "A defining analysis of the entire span of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction." Publisher's web site
Meche, Jude. A substantial introduction to Kurt Vonnegut, from the Literary Encyclopedia, 6/28/06
"Kurt Vonnegut, Novelist Who Caught the Imagination of His Age, Is Dead at 84." Kurt Vonnegut's NYTimes obituary, 4/12/07
An archive of NYTimes reviews of Kurt Vonnegut's novels, from Player Piano (1952) to Bluebeard (1990), including Cat's Crade; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; and Slaughterhouse-Five; also Vonnegut's Times reviews of books by Robert Heinlein, Tom Wolfe, and others, and some Times articles on Vonnegut (registration required)
A feature on Kurt Vonnegut from National Public Radio. Segments include "A Free-Thinking American," "A Look Back at the Life and Work of Kurt Vonnegut," "Vonnegut's Words: A Reading," and "Novelist Vonnegut Remembered for His Black Humor"
Paris Review interview with Kurt Vonnegut, 1977. Interviewed by David Hayman, David Michaelis, George Plimpton, Richard Rhodes. Issue 69, Spring 1977
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