Tag Archives: Kurt Vonnegut

Roger Ebert’s Kinship with Whitman

By Robin Bates | Published: April 7, 2013

In reflecting on death and dying, Roger Ebert turned to literature rather than to film.

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Steinbeck on Why the Rich Are Unhappy

By Robin Bates | Published: October 25, 2012

Steinbeck and the Beowulf poet both point out that piling up wealth does not lead to happiness.

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Lit Titles as Cocktails (“The Wasteland”)

By Robin Bates | Published: August 29, 2012

NPR’s Studio 360 sponsored a “literary cocktail” contest. We share here some of the highlights.

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Author PTSD Led to Billy Pilgrim, Holden

By Robin Bates | Published: May 29, 2012

It can be argued that “Slaughterhouse Five” and “Catcher in the Rye” were both shaped by their authors suffering from PTSD.

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Without Literature, We’d Die Like Mad Dogs

By Robin Bates | Published: February 18, 2010

Kurt Vonnegut I have heard people sing the praises of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle for years so I used the occasion of one of our snow days to read it. Vonnegut once had a cult following and perhaps does so still.  I’d love to hear an update from a Vonnegut fan. While I wasn’t blown […]

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