Kurt Vonnegut

Books by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer and author of more than 10 novels as well as plays, nonfiction and short stories. During World War II, he was a prisoner of war in Dresden and survived the firebombing that destroyed the city in February 1945, an experience that formed the basis of his 1969 book, Slaughterhouse-Five. 

Interviews where books by Kurt Vonnegut were recommended

Short Novels

A short novel can be the perfect way to occupy the mind during an empty evening or a long journey. One can also appreciate a well-written book’s true complexity when it can be read and digested in a single, immersive sitting. Here, we’ve pulled together a list of short literary novels—most of them fewer than 200 pages in length—that have been recommended on Five Books over the years.

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