Kurt Vonnegut s death on April 11, 2007, marked the passing of a major force in American life and letters. Jerome Klinkowitz, one of the earliest and most prolific authorities on Vonnegut, examines the long dialogue between the author and American culture a conversation that produced fourteen novels and hundreds of short stories and essays. Spanning Vonnegut s half-century literary career, Kurt Vonnegut s America integrates discussion of myriad fiction, essays, and lectures with personal exchanges and biographical sketches to map the complex symbiotic relationship between Vonnegut s work and...