A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis
Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.
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A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis
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Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.
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