Kurt Vonnegut's Letter Home After Dresden

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Kurt Vonnegut describes his experiences that led to the writing of Slaughterhouse Five.

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To me, this shows the horrors of war. We are lucky that Kurt Vonnegut survived to tell his story. Millions of others didn't. Who knows how many great men and women were killed during that war that could have made their mark much like Kurt Vonnegut.

#1 | Posted by Buffalo_Bob at 2010-01-12 12:47 AM | Reply | Flag:

*clicks link*

Letters of Note?

Agreed!

Good find, BBob!

Not just the letter verbatim but a pdf of the actual letter itself?

Sweet.

*reads letter*

Wow, you can sure tell that's Kurt.

From the mocking of the German "supermen" who captured him to the short, simple and understated way he referred to all the death that surrounded him to the quiet moral outrage that underlies all of it the piece is classic Kurt.

The world would have been a much poorer place without his presence.

TY again.

Be Well.

/K back now and entering the DR as ya do
stage left.

#2 | Posted by dethspud at 2010-01-12 04:12 AM | Reply | Flag:

Incredible.

I read this letter about a year ago. It's published in a book entitled "Armageddon in Retrospect", a collection of some of his previously unpublished writings, compiled by his son, Mark Vonnegut.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is one of the greatest authors in history.

#3 | Posted by Dave at 2010-01-12 09:14 AM | Reply | Flag:

Now that is a letter.

#4 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2010-01-12 09:18 AM | Reply | Flag:

"Now that is a letter."

Haven't read this particular letter, but recently completed Bradley's "Flyboys." I can't recommend it strongly enough. Absolutely the best researched and documented reference I've read on the subject of WWII. Talk about the horrors of war and atrocities to which men can stoop....

#5 | Posted by jestgettinalong at 2010-01-12 09:25 AM | Reply | Flag:

Jest -

Haven't read "Flyboys" yet, but I did listen to the audio version of the book. He did a hell of a job with it, I thought.

#6 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2010-01-12 09:36 AM | Reply | Flag:

Wow! I got a much more real feeling about the hardships of war from his letter than from all the war movies I've ever watched.

#7 | Posted by danni at 2010-01-12 11:10 AM | Reply | Flag:

No one can really understand the horrors and insanity of War except those who have been there.

I miss Kurt there was a disturbance in the force when he left...but I will always treasure his writings ...thanks Bob.

"So it goes"...

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2010-01-12 12:41 PM | Reply | Flag:

Kilgore Trout is my favorite Vonnegut character.

Who is yours?

#9 | Posted by oldwhiskeysour at 2010-01-12 01:49 PM | Reply | Flag:

I agree Kilgore was my favorite and he may have been Kurt's alter ego...he created him so he could safely say things he could never say himself...at least that is the way I always viewed him...kinda of a handy way to get free therapy.

#10 | Posted by donnerboy at 2010-01-12 02:04 PM | Reply | Flag:

Remember Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo too. They were doused with phosphorus like Dresden. Despicable.

#11 | Posted by Diablo at 2010-01-12 02:28 PM | Reply | Flag: