Bibliograph

Vonnegut in fact, the public spokesmanship of personal fiction, Jerome Klinkowitz

Type

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Vonnegut in fact, the public spokesmanship of personal fiction, Jerome Klinkowitz

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vonnegut in fact

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Jerome Klinkowitz

Sub title

the public spokesmanship of personal fiction

Summary

Vonnegut in Fact offers a thorough assessment of the artistry of Kurt Vonnegut, known not only as the best-selling author of Slaughterhouse-Five, Timequake, and a dozen other novels, but also as the most widely recognized public spokesperson among writers since Mark Twain. Jerome Klinkowitz traces the emergence of Vonnegut's nonfiction since the 1960s, when commentary and feature journalism replaced the rapidly dying short story market. Offering close readings and insightful criticism of Vonnegut's three major works of nonfiction, his many uncollected pieces, and his unique manner of public speaking, Klinkowitz explains how Vonnegut's personal visions developed into a style of great public responsibility that mirrored the growth of his fiction. Klinkowitz views his subject as a gentle manipulator of popular forms and an extremely personable figure; what might seem radically innovative and even iconoclastic in his fiction becomes comfortably avuncular and familiarly American when followed to its roots in his public spokesmanship

Target audience

adult

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