Description
Kurt Vonnegut was an American writer who published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works. He published his first novel, Player Piano in 1952 which was not commercially successful. Other novels followed with The Sirens of Titan (1959) and Cat’s Cradle (1963) nominated for Hugo Awards and a short story collection titled Welcome to the Monkey House (1968). His sixth novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969) was a major success and touched a nerve with readers during the Vietnam War. He is hailed as one of the most important contemporary writers and commentators on American society.
World War II
In 1943, Kurt Vonnegut enlisted in the U.S. Army and fought in World War II. He was captured by the Germans at the Battle of the Bulge and sent to Dresden as a POW. While in Dresden Kurt experienced the destructive Allied bombing of that city but survived because he was being housed in a meat locker of a slaughterhouse. He drew from that experience when writing his book Slaughterhouse-Five.
This Kurt Vonnegut mug is part of our Author series. The biographical History Mugs were created to teach and inspire individuals to learn about our diverse and interesting history. The biographies were researched and written by history enthusiast, Robert Compton. He colorized most of the historic photos and images used on the mugs, which were originally black and white or sepia tone. The images and biographies are imprinted on mugs at his studio in rural Vermont.
- Mugs are food and microwave safe.
- To preserve photographic quality we recommend hand washing.
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