Assorted news and updates related to the Small Press Exchange and Ahadada Books. http://www.smallpressexchange.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:07:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.smallpressexchange.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=kurt-vonnegut-dead-at-84.html&Itemid=99999999 <p>From the Washington Post:</p><br/><br/><p>Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark, satirical vision in works including &quot;Slaughterhouse-Five&quot; and &quot;Cat's Cradle&quot; was shaped by the horrors he witnessed during World War II, has died at age 84.</p><br/><p>Vonnegut died on Wednesday after suffering brain injuries following a fall weeks ago, said Donald Farber, Vonnegut's friend, lawyer, agent and manager.</p><br/><p>Vonnegut wrote plays, essays and short fiction, but his 14 novels were classics of the Am [...] dsendecki Obituary