Artist commentary:
Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American writer known for his unique novels that combined memoir, humour, satire, cynicism and science-fiction. Vonnegut fought in World War II where he was captured by the Nazis and as a POW, witnessed the fire bombing of Dresden – an event which profoundly affected his outlook on life. Vonnegut and his fellow prisoners were forced to recover dead bodies and clean up a city that he said resembled the surface of the moon. He described the events in his brilliant book Slaughterhouse-Five (which I highly recommend). Vonnegut had a talent for condensing profound humanistic opinions into concise and simple words, like the quote above. I’ve discovered his work quite recently and besides Slaughterhouse-Five, have only read Cat’s Cradle (the two books Vonnegut himself said were his best). What others do you recommend?
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Oh dang I had no clue Vonnegut drew!
He did, though this wasn’t his.
Most of his drawings amounted to doodles, but they managed to be interesting anyway.
Ah OK, thanks for the clarification
Oh no, there’s some confusion. The quote is his, the artist drew a comic based on it.
Oh ok thanks!