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Old 04-30-2007, 06:39 PM
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Re: Kurt Vonnegut Dead

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Originally Posted by MagicRat
I never read any of his books, but I saw Empire of the Sun, a Spielberg movie he wrote. It was semi - autobiographical, IMO a powerful and disturbing film.
Actually, Empire of the Sun was based on the novel by JG Ballard and the screenplay was written by Tom Stoppard.

Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five was made into a movie back in the golden years, directed by George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy, The Sting). You should certainly see it if you can find it.
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