Kurt Vonnegut
Synopsis Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on November 11, 1922. Vonnegut emerged as a novelist and essayist in the 1960s, and penned the classics?Cat's Cradle,?Slaughterhouse-Five?and?Breakfast of Championsbefore 1980. He is known for his satirical literary style, as well as the science-fiction elements in much of his work. Vonnegut died in New York City on April 11, 2007. Early Life