Author
Kurt Vonnegut
November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007 · United States
Playwright, Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Essayist, Science fiction writer, Journalist, Peace activist, Philosopher, Teacher, Public relations officer, Orator, Visual artist, Memoirist, Short story writer, Free speech activist, Copywriter, Professor
Titles on list
10
Total weeks
151
Peak rank
#1
Weeks at #1
15
Biography
- Born
- November 11, 1922 · Indianapolis
- Died
- April 11, 2007 · New York City
- Nationality
- United States
- Gender
- Male
- Languages
- American English, English
- Education
- University of Chicago, Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Tennessee, Shortridge High School
Awards & Honours
- 1967Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1970National Book Award
- 1973Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
- 1981Eugene V. Debs Award
- 1991Mondello Prize
- 1992Humanist of the Year
- 2001Carl Sandburg Literary Award
- 2015Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
- 2019Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame
- Purple Heart
On the Bestseller Lists
10 titles
ARMAGEDDON IN RETROSPECT
#4 · 5 wks
A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
#5 · 7 wks
TIMEQUAKE
#7 · 5 wks
HOCUS POCUS
#4 · 7 wks
BLUEBEARD
#8 · 11 wks
GALAPAGOS
#5 · 17 wks
JAILBIRD
#1 · 31 wks
SLAPSTICK
#4 · 24 wks
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
#1 · 28 wks
SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE
#4 · 16 wks
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).