“Here is a
lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are
transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is
show you've been to college.”
Kurt Vonnegut
(1922 - 2007)
Curious facts about
Though notoriously pessimistic, Kurt Vonnegut’s first wife was his elementary school sweetheart. Vonnegut and Jane Cox met when they were both in kindergarten at a private school in Indianapolis called the Orchard School.
Kurt Vonnegut was allegedly challenged to a duel by Verlin Cassill, a
graduate and former teacher at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Cassill
proposed the duel take place on North Linn Street in Iowa City, in front
of the Hamburg Inn.(1922 - 2007)
Curious facts about
Though notoriously pessimistic, Kurt Vonnegut’s first wife was his elementary school sweetheart. Vonnegut and Jane Cox met when they were both in kindergarten at a private school in Indianapolis called the Orchard School.
Kurt Vonnegut majored in chemistry, biology, and anthropology in turn but he never finished any of those degrees. During a speech made to students at Cornell, Vonnegut told the assembly if they truly wished to anger their parents, they should pursue the arts.
His graduate thesis was rejected. Enrolled at the University
of Chicago in pursuit of a master's in anthropology, Vonnegut submitted a
thesis on the similarities between cubist painters and the leaders of Native
American uprisings in the 19th century. Kind of a weird topic – and the
university thought so, too, because they rejected it as unprofessional. Decades
later, the university awarded him a degree, citing his novel Cat's Cradle as
his thesis (even though he didn't submit it as such).
He once gave grades to all his novels. Slaughterhouse-Five
and Cat's Cradle got A-pluses, while Happy Birthday, Wanda June got a dismal D.
None of his books received a failing grade, but the book in which he offered
the marks, Palm Sunday, received a C. He noted that he wasn't grading his books
in comparison to other authors, but just in relation to each other.
His
graduate thesis was rejected. It's not unusual to hear a story about a
great luminary who failed before he or she succeeded, and Vonnegut is
one of them. Enrolled at the University of Chicago in pursuit of a
master's in anthropology, Vonnegut submitted a thesis on the
similarities between cubist painters and the leaders of Native American
uprisings in the 19th century. OK, yes, kind of a weird topic – and the
university thought so, too, because they rejected it as unprofessional.
Decades later, the university awarded him a degree, citing his novel
Cat's Cradle as his thesis (even though he didn't submit it as such). -
See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/news/legends-and-legacies/10-facts-about-kurt-vonnegut/3162/#sthash.8mfdyyZn.dpuf
His
graduate thesis was rejected. It's not unusual to hear a story about a
great luminary who failed before he or she succeeded, and Vonnegut is
one of them. Enrolled at the University of Chicago in pursuit of a
master's in anthropology, Vonnegut submitted a thesis on the
similarities between cubist painters and the leaders of Native American
uprisings in the 19th century. OK, yes, kind of a weird topic – and the
university thought so, too, because they rejected it as unprofessional.
Decades later, the university awarded him a degree, citing his novel
Cat's Cradle as his thesis (even though he didn't submit it as such). -
See more at:
http://www.legacy.com/news/legends-and-legacies/10-facts-about-kurt-vonnegut/3162/#sthash.8mfdyyZn.dpuf
