Kurt Vonnegut no longer with us

Category: Publishing , Bookselling

Kurt Vonnegut died yesterday due to what the NYTimes calls "irreversible brain injuries" thanks to a fall. He was 84. The Times obituary (an art form in itself) sums up his work neatly:

To Mr. Vonnegut, the only possible redemption for the madness and apparent meaninglessness of existence was human kindness.

Posted by Laura Dawson , April 12, 07, 7:29 AM , comments(0) , permalink

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