Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is one of the most recongized and acclaimed writers working in the United States since the 1960s. Recognized for his use of Science Fiction techniques, as well as an Absurdist sensibility that has drawn comparisons with authors like Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, John Barth, and Edward Albee, Vonnegut is most famous for the ground-breaking war novel, Slaughterhouse Five.

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was born in 1922 to Kurt and Edith Lieber

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First published 28 June 2006 ; revised 12 April 2007

Citation: Meche, Jude. "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.". The Literary Encyclopedia. 28 June 2006.
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