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Kurt Vonnegut was a writer, lecturer and painter. He was born in Indianapolis in 1922 and studied biochemistry at Cornell University. During WWII, as a prisoner of war in Germany, he witnessed the destruction of Dresden by Allied bombers, an experience which inspired Slaughterhouse Five. First published in 1950, he went on to write fourteen novels, four plays, and three short story collections, in addition to countless works of short fiction and nonfiction. He died in 2007.
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 Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.


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Cat's Cradle, published in 1963, is one of Kurt Vonnegut's most acclaimed satirical novels. This darkly humorous tale explores themes of science, religion, and human folly through the lens of a fictional substance. Vonnegut's biting commentary on the Cold War era, nuclear proliferation, and the dangers of unchecked technological advancement continues to resonate with readers.

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