Kurt Vonnegut

American novelist and one of Grant's favourite authors; Grant saw him speak in Toronto in the 1990s. Cited for saying reading was his version of meditation, and (by Tamir) for his talk on how to construct a story by putting a protagonist through obstacles.

Where it appears 3

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  how to upgrade your brain's OSEp 11

  American novelist (1922-2007). Tamir introduces him as the author of Slaughterhouse-Five and quotes its passage on the illusion of linear time.

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  the elixir of authenticityEp 7 · with Colin Gerrard

  American novelist whom Tamir calls the embodiment of authenticity, in his own life, in his talks and in his deeply flawed, very human characters, where hubris is a recurring theme. Tamir brought two of his novels to the recording. Colin loves Slaughterhouse-Five, his favorite Vonnegut insult, and Vonnegut's cameo in 'Back to School'.

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  the antidote to madnessEp 2 · with Grant Shipway

  Listen at 10:38Read it in the transcript

Connections

Created

• Vonnegut's lecture on the shape of stories

Mentioned alongside

• Seeing Vonnegut speak in TorontoGrant Shipway · Ep 2 · 10:38

  In the 1990s Grant saw Kurt Vonnegut speak in Toronto: animated and full of warmth. Vonnegut said when his wife and daughter took up meditation he replied that he reads, which is his…

References

• Slaughterhouse-Five

Wrote

• Slaughterhouse-Five
• Galápagos
• The Sirens of Titan

Referenced by

• Reading as Meditation
• Back to School
• Vonnegut: I read, I breathe, I feel happy

Related

• Slaughterhouse-Five
• Uniqueness as a thumbprint of flaws and talents
• Back to School
• Galápagos
• The Sirens of Titan