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Famous Author KURT VONNEGUT dies
Friday, April 13, 2007
Literary icon Kurt Vonnegut has passed away due to complications from a fall in his New York home. He was 84. Vonnegut was the author of more than a dozen novels including the modern classic Slaughterhouse Five, Cat's Cradle, Mother Night, and Breakfast of Champions, essays and plays, many of which attained a cult following, and a more recent cache of short stories. He wrote his first novel, Player's Piano, in 1951. Fans of his writing herald it for its bold social commentary and political claims. He is survived by an adopted daughter, Lily, and his wife, photographer Jill Krementz. 
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