Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA on November 11th, 1922 and passed away at the age of 84 on April 11th, 2007.

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Stats: The highest rated book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on Book Notification is Harrison Bergeron, a Novella. The second-highest rated book is 2BR02B, a Collection.

The most read book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on Book Notification is Slaughterhouse-Five, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Cat's Cradle, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Delta Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
6.4
Galápagos
1985
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2
8
Bluebeard
1987
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

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1
7.7
Player Piano / Utopia 14
1952
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2
7.8
The Sirens of Titan
1959
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3
7.8
Cat's Cradle
1960
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4
8.3
Mother Night
1961
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5
7.6
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
1965
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6
7.6
Slaughterhouse-Five
1969
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7
Between Time and Timbuktu
1972
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8
7.8
Breakfast of Champions
1973
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9
7.3
Slapstick, or Lonesome No More!
1976
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10
7
Jailbird
1979
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11
6.5
Deadeye Dick
1982
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12
9
Hocus Pocus
1990
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13
5.5
Timequake
1997
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Report on the Barnhouse Effect
1950
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2
The Foster Portfolio
1951
3
Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog
1953
4
Unready to Wear
1953
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5
D.P.
1953
6
The Big Trip Up Yonder
1954
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7
9.2
Harrison Bergeron
1961
8
8
2 B R 0 2 B
1968
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9
Who Am I This Time? For Romeos and Juliets
1970
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10
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
1999
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11
The Honor of a Newsboy
2009
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12
Confido
2009
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13
Hall of Mirrors
2009
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14
A Song for Selma
2009
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15
Hello, Red
2009
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16
The Good Explainer
2009
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17
King and Queen of the Universe
2009
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18
Little Drops of Water
2009
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19
The Nice Little People
2009
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20
Ed Luby's Key Club
2009
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21
Shout about It from the Housetops
2009
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22
FUBAR
2009
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23
Basic Training
2012
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24
Vonnegut by the Dozen: Twelve Pieces by Kurt Vonnegut (With: Richard Lingeman)
2013
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25
Slice of Life
2016
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List of Short Story Collections in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Canary in a Cat House
1961
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2
8.3
2BR02B
1962
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3
8
Welcome to the Monkey House
1968
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4
6
Bagombo Snuff Box
1999
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5
7.3
Armageddon in Retrospect
2008
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6
9
Look at the Birdie
2009
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7
While Mortals Sleep
2011
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8
7
Sucker's Portfolio
2012
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9
Sinbad
2016
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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1
Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons
1974
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2
Palm Sunday
1981
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3
Like Shaking Hands with God
1999
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4
Kurt Vonnegut on Mark Twain, Lincoln, Imperialist Wars and the Weather
2004
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5
6.5
A Man Without a Country
2005
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6
10
Letters
2012
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7
We Are What We Pretend To Be
2012
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8
8.5
If This Isn't Nice What Is?
2013
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9
Pity the Reader
2019
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List of Biographies & Memoirs in Publication Order

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1
Fates Worse Than Death
1982
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2
Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945
2020
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List of Plays in Publication Order (with Christopher Sergel)

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Welcome to the Monkey House (With: Christopher Sergel)
1968
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2
9
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

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1
Sun, Moon, Star
1980
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List of Slaughter-House Five Books in Publication Order (with Ryan North)

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1
9
Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade
2020
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List of The Last Interview Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Learning to Live Finally: The Last Interview (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
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List of Christopher Sergel Plays in Publication Order (with Christopher Sergel)

Stage dramatizations of Kurt Vonnegut's work.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Meet Me in St. Louis (By: Christopher Sergel, Sally Benson)
1941
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2
Cheaper by the Dozen (By: Christopher Sergel)
1950
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3
8
Welcome to the Monkey House (With: Christopher Sergel)
1968
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List of Literary Conversations Books in Publication Order

Conversations with famous literary figures, providing insight into their lives and work.

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1
Conversations with Jorge Luis Borges
1969
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2
Conversations with Czeslaw Milosz
1981
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3
Conversations with Graham Greene
1983
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4
Conversations with Eudora Welty
1985
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5
Conversations with Walker Percy
1985
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6
Conversations With Isaac Bashevis Singer
1985
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7
Conversations with William Styron
1985
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8
Conversations with Malcolm Cowley
1986
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9
Conversations with Lillian Hellman
1986
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10
Conversations with Tennessee Williams
1986
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11
Conversations with Ernest Hemingway
1986
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12
Conversations with Katherine Anne Porter
1987
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13
Truman Capote: Conversations
1987
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14
Conversations with Flannery O'Connor
1987
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15
Conversations with Peter Taylor
1987
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16
Conversations with Arthur Miller
1987
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17
Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut
1988
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18
Conversations with Edward Albee
1988
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19
Conversations with Erskine Caldwell
1988
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20
Conversations with Norman Mailer
1988
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21
Conversations with Robert Graves
1989
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22
Conversations with Joyce Carol Oates
1989
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23
Conversations with Shelby Foote
1989
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24
Conversations with Robertson Davies
1989
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25
Conversations with James Baldwin
1989
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26
Conversations with John Gardner
1990
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27
Conversations with Richard Wilbur
1990
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28
Conversations with Tom Wolfe
1990
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29
Conversations with Raymond Carver
1990
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30
Conversations with Eugene O'Neill
1990
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31
Conversations with Reynolds Price
1991
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32
Conversations with Bernard Malamud
1991
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33
Conversations with Elizabeth Spencer
1991
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34
Conversations with Nikki Giovanni
1992
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35
Conversations With Thornton Wilder
1992
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36
Conversations with Robert Coles
1992
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37
Conversations with M. F. K. Fisher
1992
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38
More Conversations with Walker Percy
1993
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39
Conversations with Richard Wright
1993
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40
Conversations with Paul Bowles
1993
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41
Conversations with Louise Erdrich and Michael Dorris
1994
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42
Conversations with Amiri Baraka
1994
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43
10
Conversations with Toni Morrison
1994
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44
Conversations with Saul Bellow
1994
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45
Conversations with Henry Miller
1994
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46
Conversations With S.J. Perelman
1995
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47
Conversations with Ernest Gaines
1995
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48
Conversations with Ralph Ellison
1995
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49
Conversations with Chester Himes
1995
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50
Conversations with Susan Sontag
1995
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51
Conversations with Ishmael Reed
1995
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52
Conversations with Derek Walcott
1996
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53
More Conversations with Eudora Welty
1996
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54
Conversations with Elizabeth Bishop
1996
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55
Conversations with Pauline Kael
1996
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56
Conversations with V. S. Naipaul
1997
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57
Conversations with N. Scott Momaday
1997
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58
Conversations with Chinua Achebe
1997
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59
Conversations with Maxine Hong Kingston
1998
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60
Conversations with Denise Levertov
1998
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61
Conversations With William Faulkner
1999
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62
Conversations with E. L. Doctorow
1999
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63
Conversations With John Fowles
1999
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64
Conversations with Salman Rushdie
2000
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65
Conversations with William S. Burroughs
2000
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66
Conversations with Leslie Marmon Silko
2000
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67
Conversations with Chaim Potok
2001
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68
Conversations with Richard Ford
2001
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69
Conversations with Christopher Isherwood
2001
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70
Conversations with Mary Gordon
2002
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71
Conversations with Jim Harrison
2002
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72
Conversations with Clarence Major
2002
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73
Conversations with Margaret Walker
2002
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74
Conversations with Erica Jong
2002
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75
Elie Wiesel: Conversations
2002
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76
Joseph Brodsky: Conversations
2003
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77
Conversations with Rita Dove
2003
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78
Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald
2003
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79
Conversations with Gwendolyn Brooks
2003
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80
Conversations with Stanley Kaufmann
2003
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81
Conversations with Gloria Naylor
2004
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82
Conversations with Audre Lorde
2004
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83
Conversations with Ray Bradbury
2004
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84
Conversations With John le Carré
2004
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85
Conversations with Isaac Asimov
2005
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86
Conversations with Don DeLillo
2005
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87
Conversations with Gore Vidal
2005
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88
Conversations with Robert Penn Warren
2005
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89
Conversations with Jack Kerouac
2005
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90
Conversations with Gabriel García Márquez
2005
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91
Conversations with Thomas McGuane
2006
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92
Conversations with Larry Brown
2007
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93
Conversations with Sonia Sanchez
2007
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94
Conversations with Wendell Berry
2007
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95
Conversations with Leon Forrest
2007
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96
Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro
2008
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97
Conversations with Jimmy Carter
2023
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List of Conversations With Filmmakers Books in Publication Order (with Christopher Lane, with Billy Wilder, with Kevin J. Hayes, with John C. Tibbetts, with Gene D. Phillips, with Charles L.P. Silet, with George Lucas, with Robert Altman, with Brent Dunham, with Jane Campion, with Michael Doyle, with Damon Smith, with Mark W. Estrin, with Francis Ford Coppola, with Robert Emmet Long, with David Schwartz, with T.J. Morris, with Sidney Gottlieb, with Gerald Peary, with Constantine Nasr, with Barry Keith Grant, with Jaimey Fisher, with William Baer, with Linda M. Willem, with Christopher Beach, with Chris Campion, with Kevin W. Sweeney, with Errol Morris, with David Sterritt, with Tony Williams, with David Lazar, with Frances K. Gateward, with Steven Woodward, with Lester D. Friedman, with George Cukor, with T. Jefferson Kline, with Gary Bettinson, with Martin F. Norden, with Karla Rae Fuller, with William Rodney Allen, with Julie Levinson, with Zachary Ingle, with Sidney Lumet, with Diane Carson, with Fabien S. Gerard, with Howie Movshovitz, with Marguerite Gras, with Dan Fainaru, with Gabriel Miller, with Laurence F. Knapp, with Jan Lumholdt, with Paula Willoquet-Maricondi, with Edwin T. Arnold, with Paul Cronin, with Kristian Fraga, with Scott Breivold, with Andrei Tarkovsky, with Raphael Shargel, with Brian Dauth, with Annett Busch, with Robert E. Kapsis, with Craigh Barboza, with Steven Organ, with Richard A. Barney, with Keith Beattie, with Nick Dawson, with D.K. Holm, with James Egan, with Laurence Raw, with Andrew Dickos, with Fiona Handyside, with Carole Zucker, with Mario Falsetto, with Peter Keough, with Eric Ames, with Julia Leyda, with Tom Ryan, with Eric Kohn, with Peter Tonguette, with Trent Griffiths, with Anthony Kaufman, with Gabriella Oldham, with Margaret Barton-Fumo, with Robert Ribera, with Suranjan Ganguly, with Monika Raesch, with Holly Willis, with Drew Todd, with Janice D. Hamlet, with Shannon Blake Skelton, with Colin Root, with Gregory R. Smulewicz-Zucker, with Christina Baker, with Lynn A Higgins, with Sonia Misra, with Ehsan Khoshbakht, with Amy N. Monaghan, with Kathie Coblentz, with François Truffaut, with Ronald Bergan, with Livia Bloom)

Collects interviews with celebrated filmmakers.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Roman Polanski (By: Paul Cronin)
1986
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2
Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut (With: William Rodney Allen)
1988
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3
Jean-Luc Godard: Interviews (By: David Sterritt)
1998
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4
Jane Campion (By: Jane Campion)
1999
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5
Clint Eastwood (By: Robert E. Kapsis, Kathie Coblentz)
1999
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6
John Sayles (By: Diane Carson)
1999
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7
George Lucas (By: George Lucas)
1999
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8
Bernardo Bertolucci (By: Fabien S. Gerard)
2000
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9
Robert Altman (By: Robert Altman)
2000
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10
Mike Leigh (By: Howie Movshovitz)
2000
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11
Elia Kazan (By: William Baer)
2000
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12
Peter Greenaway (By: Marguerite Gras)
2000
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13
Oliver Stone ( By: Charles L.P. Silet)
2001
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14
Stanley Kubrick (By: Gene D. Phillips)
2001
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15
John Huston (By: Robert Emmet Long)
2001
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16
Theo Angelopoulos (By: Dan Fainaru)
2001
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17
Zhang Yimou (By: Frances K. Gateward)
2001
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18
Jim Jarmusch (By: Chris Campion)
2001
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19
George Cukor (By: George Cukor)
2001
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20
John Ford (By: Gerald Peary)
2001
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21
Orson Welles (By: Mark W. Estrin)
2002
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22
Billy Wilder ( By: Billy Wilder)
2002
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23
Martin Ritt (By: Gabriel Miller)
2003
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24
Carlos Saura (By: Linda M. Willem)
2003
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25
Brian De Palma (By: Laurence F. Knapp)
2003
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26
Michael Powell (By: David Lazar)
2003
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27
Alfred Hitchcock (By: Sidney Gottlieb)
2003
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28
Lars von Trier (By: Jan Lumholdt)
2003
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29
Fritz Lang (By: Barry Keith Grant)
2003
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30
Pedro Almodovar: Interviews (By: Paula Willoquet-Maricondi)
2004
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31
Robert Aldrich (By: Edwin T. Arnold)
2004
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Terry Gilliam (By: David Sterritt)
2004
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George Stevens (By: Paul Cronin)
2004
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34
Francis Ford Coppola (By: Gene D. Phillips, Francis Ford Coppola)
2004
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35
Fred Zinnemann (By: Gabriel Miller)
2004
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36
Fred Zinnemann: Interviews (By: Gabriel Miller)
2004
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37
Charlie Chaplin ( By: Kevin J. Hayes)
2005
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38
Ridley Scott (By: Laurence F. Knapp)
2005
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39
Tim Burton (By: Kristian Fraga)
2005
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40
Sidney Lumet (By: Sidney Lumet)
2005
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41
Liv Ullman (By: Robert Emmet Long)
2006
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42
Howard Hawks (By: Scott Breivold)
2006
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The Coen Brothers: Interviews (By: William Rodney Allen)
2006
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44
Andrei Tarkovsky (By: Andrei Tarkovsky)
2006
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45
Buster Keaton (By: Kevin W. Sweeney)
2007
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46
Ingmar Bergman (By: Raphael Shargel)
2007
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47
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (By: Brian Dauth)
2008
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48
Francois Truffaut: Interviews (By: François Truffaut, Ronald Bergan)
2008
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49
Sam Peckinpah (By: Kevin J. Hayes)
2008
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50
Ousmane Sembene (By: Annett Busch)
2008
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51
Arthur Penn (By: Paul Cronin)
2008
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52
Jonathan Demme (By: Robert E. Kapsis)
2008
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53
John Singleton (By: Craigh Barboza)
2009
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54
David Lean (By: Steven Organ)
2009
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55
David Lynch (By: Richard A. Barney)
2009
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56
Errol Morris: Interviews (By: Errol Morris, Livia Bloom)
2009
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57
William Wyler (By: Gabriel Miller)
2010
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58
Errol Morris (By: Paul Cronin)
2010
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59
Atom Egoyan (By: T.J. Morris)
2010
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60
Albert and David Maysles (By: Keith Beattie)
2010
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61
Hal Ashby (By: Nick Dawson)
2010
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62
Guy Maddin (By: D.K. Holm)
2010
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63
Michael Winterbottom (By: Damon Smith)
2010
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64
Danny Boyle (By: Brent Dunham)
2010
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Charles Burnett (By: Robert E. Kapsis)
2011
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66
George A. Romero (By: Tony Williams)
2011
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67
John Waters (By: James Egan)
2011
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68
Roger Corman (By: Constantine Nasr)
2011
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69
James Cameron (By: Brent Dunham)
2011
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70
Abraham Polonsky (By: Andrew Dickos)
2012
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71
Robert Rodriguez (By: Zachary Ingle)
2012
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72
Merchant-Ivory (By: Laurence Raw)
2012
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73
Samuel Fuller (By: Gerald Peary)
2012
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74
Dennis Hopper (By: Nick Dawson)
2012
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75
Eric Rohmer (By: Fiona Handyside)
2013
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76
Neil Jordan (By: Carole Zucker)
2013
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77
Anthony Minghella (By: Mario Falsetto)
2013
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78
Kathryn Bigelow (By: Peter Keough)
2013
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79
Quentin Tarantino (By: Gerald Peary)
2013
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80
Agnes Varda (By: T. Jefferson Kline)
2013
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81
Peter Weir (By: John C. Tibbetts)
2014
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82
Werner Herzog (By: Eric Ames)
2014
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83
Todd Haynes (By: Julia Leyda)
2014
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84
David Fincher (By: Laurence F. Knapp)
2014
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85
Alexander Payne (By: Julie Levinson)
2014
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86
Baz Luhrmann (By: Tom Ryan)
2014
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87
Baz Luhrmann: Interviews (By: Tom Ryan)
2014
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88
Harmony Korine (By: Eric Kohn)
2014
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89
Peter Bogdanovich (By: Peter Tonguette)
2015
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90
D. A. Pennebaker (By: Trent Griffiths)
2015
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91
Steven Soderbergh (By: Anthony Kaufman)
2015
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92
Ang Lee (By: Karla Rae Fuller)
2016
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93
Ang Lee: Interviews (By: Karla Rae Fuller)
2016
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Krzysztof Kieslowski (By: Steven Woodward)
2016
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Woody Allen (By: Robert E. Kapsis)
2016
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John Cassavetes (By: Gabriella Oldham)
2016
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Bertrand Tavernier (By: T. Jefferson Kline)
2016
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Paul Verhoeven (By: Margaret Barton-Fumo)
2016
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Martin Scorsese (By: Robert Ribera)
2017
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Stan Brakhage (By: Suranjan Ganguly)
2017
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Fred Schepisi (By: Tom Ryan)
2017
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Fred Schepisi: Interviews (By: Tom Ryan)
2017
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103
Blake Edwards (By: Gabriella Oldham)
2017
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104
Margarethe von Trotta (By: Monika Raesch)
2018
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105
David O. Russell (By: Holly Willis)
2018
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J. J. Abrams (By: Brent Dunham)
2018
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107
Lois Weber (By: Martin F. Norden)
2019
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108
Jafar Panahi (By: Drew Todd)
2019
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109
Steven Spielberg (By: Lester D. Friedman)
2019
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110
Tyler Perry (By: Janice D. Hamlet)
2019
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111
Wes Craven (By: Shannon Blake Skelton)
2019
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112
Claude Chabrol (By: Christopher Beach)
2020
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William Friedkin (By: Christopher Lane)
2020
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114
Michael Haneke (By: Colin Root)
2020
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115
Jonas Mekas (By: Gregory R. Smulewicz-Zucker)
2020
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116
Nichols and May (By: Robert E. Kapsis)
2020
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117
Kasi Lemmons (By: Christina Baker)
2020
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118
David Cronenberg (By: David Schwartz)
2021
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119
Alain Resnais (By: Lynn A Higgins)
2021
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Otto Preminger (By: Gary Bettinson)
2021
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Stuart Gordon (By: Michael Doyle)
2022
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122
Su Friedrich (By: Sonia Misra)
2022
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Louis Malle (By: Christopher Beach)
2022
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Asghar Farhadi (By: Ehsan Khoshbakht)
2022
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Sofia Coppola (By: Amy N. Monaghan)
2023
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126
Abbas Kiarostami (By: Monika Raesch)
2023
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127
Christian Petzold (By: Jaimey Fisher)
2023
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List of The Last Interview Books in Publication Order

Numerous interviews with renowned intellectuals and writers.

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Learning To Live Finally (By: Jacques Derrida)
2005
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Roberto Bolaño (By: Roberto Bolaño)
2009
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3
Kurt Vonnegut
2011
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4
Jorge Luis Borges (By: Jorge Luis Borges)
2012
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5
Hannah Arendt (By: Hannah Arendt)
2013
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David Foster Wallace: In His Own Words (By: David Foster Wallace)
2014
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James Baldwin (By: James Baldwin, Quincy Troupe)
2014
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8
Ray Bradbury (By: Ray Bradbury, Sam Weller)
2014
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9
Gabriel García Márquez (By: Gabriel García Márquez)
2015
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10
Lou Reed (By: Lou Reed)
2015
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11
Ernest Hemingway (By: Ernest Hemingway)
2015
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12
Nora Ephron (By: Nora Ephron)
2015
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Philip K. Dick (By: Philip K. Dick)
2015
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J. D. Salinger (By: J.D. Salinger)
2016
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Oliver Sacks (By: Oliver Sacks)
2016
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Jane Jacobs (By: Jane Jacobs)
2016
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17
David Bowie (By: David Bowie)
2016
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18
Martin Luther King, Jr. (By: Martin Luther King Jr.)
2017
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Christopher Hitchens (By: Christopher Hitchens)
2017
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Hunter S. Thompson (By: Hunter S. Thompson)
2018
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Kathy Acker (By: Kathy Acker)
2018
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Julia Child (By: Julia Child)
2018
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9
Ursula K. Le Guin (By: Ursula K. Le Guin)
2019
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9
Prince (By: Prince )
2019
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Billie Holiday (By: Billie Holiday)
2019
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Anthony Bourdain (By: Melville House, Helen Rosner)
2019
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Graham Greene (By: Graham Greene)
2019
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28
Toni Morrison (By: Toni Morrison)
2020
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Frida Kahlo (By: Frida Kahlo)
2020
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Marilyn Monroe (By: Melville House, Sady Doyle)
2020
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg (By: Melville House)
2020
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Shirley Chisholm (By: Shirley Chisholm)
2021
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The Last Interview (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
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Fred Rogers (By: Fred Rogers)
2021
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Johnny Cash (By: Johnny Cash)
2021
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John Lewis (By: Melville House)
2021
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37
Janet Malcolm (By: Melville House)
2022
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Diego Maradona ( By: Melville House)
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39
Kurt Cobain ( By: Melville House)
2022
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Bell Hooks (By: bell hooks)
2023
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Octavia E. Butler (By: Melville House)
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List of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Connoisseur's Science Fiction
1964
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2
ABC of Science Fiction
1968
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3
Best SF Vol 7
1971
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4
Masks
1971
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5
Autumn Light: Illuminations of Age
1978
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6
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1980
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7
The Golden Age of Science Fiction
1981
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8
Space Odyssey
1983
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9
A World of Fiction
1983
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10
Great Tales of Fantasy and Science Fiction
1985
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Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
1987
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12
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers
1994
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13
Cybersex: Aliens, Neurosex and Cyborgasms
1996
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14
The Flying Sorcerers
1997
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15
Wizards of Odd
1997
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16
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction
1998
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17
Writers on Writing
2001
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18
Big City Cool: Short Stories About Urban Youth
2002
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19
Louder than Bombs: Interviews from The Progressive Magazine
2004
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20
Favorite Science Fiction Stories, Volume 2
2010
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21
The Best American Mystery Stories 2010
2010
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22
Slaughterhouse-Five: Critical Insights
2010
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23
Science Fiction Collection 002
2011
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24
The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack
2012
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25
The Big Book of Classic Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction
2013
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26
Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories
2015
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27
Grave Predictions
2016
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Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (Kurt Vonnegut Jr.) was born on November 11th, 1922. Kurt passed away April 11th, 2007 at 84 years old. Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Vonnegut Jr. attended Carnegie Mellon University where he studied mechanical engineering, Cornell University where he studied Humanities and University of Chicago where he received an M.A. in Anthropology.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was the author of the Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas series which consists of 25 novels. The Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas series started in 1950 with the novel Report on the Barnhouse Effect. The most recently released novel in the Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas series was Slice of Life which was released in 2016. There are no upcoming novels for the Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Short Stories/Novellas series.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Awards & Accolades

Vonnegut Jr.'s books have won multiple awards, Slaughterhouse-Five won the National Book Awards, Best Fiction, in 1970. The Sirens of Titan won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work, in 1973. Armageddon in Retrospect won the Audie Award, Best Short Stories or Collections, in 2009.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. books have also been nominated for multiple awards, The Sirens of Titan was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1960. Cat's Cradle was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1964. Slaughterhouse-Five was nominated for the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 1970. Breakfast of Champions was nominated for the Audie Award, Best Male Narrator, in 2016.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Mother Night was the Jeselnik Book Club March 2026 Pick.
  • Slaughterhouse-Five was the I Care About Books Book Club October 2025 Pick.
  • Breakfast of Champions has made several lists including:
    1. New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1973.
    2. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    3. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
    4. Complex: 50 Books to Read Before You Die Selection in 2012.
    5. People Magazine: Best Books From the 1970s Selection in 2024.
    6. Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1973.
  • Jailbird was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1979 and 1980 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1979.
  • Slaughterhouse-Five has made several lists including:
    1. AbeBooks: 100 (Fiction) Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2018.
    2. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Board's List Selection in 1998.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    4. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Readers' List Selection in 1998.
    5. Amazon US: 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Selection in 2014.
    6. The Telegraph: 50 Best Cult Books Selection in 2016.
    7. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.
    8. Time Magazine: All-Time 100 Novels Selection in 2005.
    9. Waterstones: Books of the Century Selection in 1997.
    10. Book Riot: From Zero to Well-Read in 100 Books Selection in 2013.
    11. Literary Hub: Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World Selection in 2015.
    12. BBC: Radio Oxford 100 Books You Must Read Before You Die Selection in 2020.
    13. Spy.com: The 25 Best Science-Fiction Books of All Time Selection in 2020.
    14. Parade: The 75 Best Books of the Past 75 Years Selection in 2016.
    15. Esquire: The 80 Books Every Man Should Read Selection in 2015.
    16. Waterstones: The Books You've Always Meant to Read Selection in 2020.
    17. Refinery29: The Ultimate Book Bucket List Selection in 2023.
    18. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • Cat's Cradle has made several lists including:
    1. NPR: 100 Best Beach Books Selection in 2009.
    2. Counterpunch: 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 Selection in 2014.
    3. Modern Library: 100 Best Novels of the 20th Century: Radcliffe's List Selection in 1998.
    4. NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books Selection in 2011.
  • The Sirens of Titan was an AbeBooks: 50 Essential Science Fiction Books Selection in 2021 and a PBS: The Great American Read Selection in 2018.
  • Slapstick, or Lonesome No More! was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1976.

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  3. Aldous Huxley, author of: Brave New World.
  4. Ernest Hemingway, author of: The Old Man and the Sea.
  5. Emily St. John Mandel, author of: Station Eleven.
  6. Percival Everett, author of: James.
  7. H.G. Wells, author of: The Time Machine.
  8. Franz Kafka, author of: The Metamorphosis.
  9. Anthony Burgess, author of: A Clockwork Orange.
  10. Pat Barker, author of the Regeneration Series.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.: F.A.Q

When was Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Born?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born on November 11th, 1922.

When did Kurt Vonnegut Jr. die?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. died on April 11th, 2007 at 84 years old.

Where was Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Born?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

What book awards has Kurt Vonnegut Jr. won?

Slaughterhouse-Five: National Book Awards Best Fiction (1970).
The Sirens of Titan: Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work (1973).
Armageddon in Retrospect: Audie Award Best Short Stories or Collections (2009).

What was the first book Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote?

The first book written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. was Report on the Barnhouse Effect, published in 1950.

What was the most recent book Kurt Vonnegut Jr. wrote?

His most recently released work was Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 on December 1st, 2020.

What is the most popular book by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Kurt Vonnegut Jr. book is Slaughterhouse-Five. Here are his most popular books:
  1. Slaughterhouse-Five (7.6)
  2. Cat's Cradle (7.84)
  3. Breakfast of Champions (7.79)
  4. The Sirens of Titan (7.78)
  5. Player Piano / Utopia 14 (7.71)

How many books has Kurt Vonnegut Jr. written?

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. has written 66 books across 16 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 2 books in the Delta Fiction Series
  • 13 Standalone Novels
  • 25 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 9 Short Story Collections
  • 9 Non-Fiction Books
  • 2 Biographies & Memoirs
  • 2 Plays
  • 1 Children's Books
  • 1 book in the Slaughter-House Five Series
  • 1 Play
  • 1 book in the Literary Conversations Series
  • 1 book in the Conversations With Filmmakers Series
  • 1 book in The Last Interview Series

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