Counterculture author, icon Kurt Vonnegut Jr. dies at 84
By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff | April 12, 2007
Kurt Vonnegut Jr., whose blend of absurdist humor, science fiction, and antiestablishment politics made his novels "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle" campus classics in the '60s and '70s, died last night in Manhattan. He was 84.
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My father-in-law was a friend of Kurt Vonnegut's in the 50's when he lived on Cape Cod. He even co-wrote a story with him. Emory Beck. Typescript of play by Robert B. Ruthman and Vonnegut .
From the stories that have been told at family gatherings about Mr. Vonnegut, his refrigerator (of that time) was loaded with thought provoking items. Perishables died and took on new life of interesting colors and forms. My understanding is that party guests were fascinated by the asparagus.
We have not talked to Dad yet about Mr. Vonnegut's death. Dad is 85, and we have to wait until he is up and running before calling.
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