Vonnegut

American

[von-i-guht] / ˈvɒn ɪ gət /

noun

Kurt, Jr., 1922–2007, U.S. novelist.

Vonnegut British

/ ˈvɒnɪɡʌt /

noun

Kurt. 1922–2007, US novelist. His works include Cat's Cradle (1963), Slaughterhouse Five (1969), Galapagos (1985), Hocus Pocus (1990), and Timequake (1997)

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“So I pretend not to hear her,” Vonnegut said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

Hailing from Indianapolis, Cohen credits fellow Hoosier Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., for capturing the simple pleasures that The Beatles’ songbook offers.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

The Vonnegut museum’s founder and CEO, Julia Whitehead, sent an email following Wakefield’s death to the facility’s supporters, according to the news outlet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

Weyes Blood is - to quote US author Kurt Vonnegut - unstuck in time.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2023

As promised in the list, she brought a Kurt Vonnegut book, Cat’s Cradle, and she read aloud to me, her soft voice mingling with the the frogs’ croaking and the grasshoppers landing softly around us.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green

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