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[Jerome Klinkowitz] In 1965
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

In 1965, when eventhe novels weren’t selling, he had to submit tothe worst humiliation any...

[Jerome Klinkowitz]
In 1965, when even
the novels weren’t selling, he had to submit to
the worst humiliation any human being can suffer

Full Transcript

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[Jerome Klinkowitz] In 1965,
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when even the novels weren’t selling,
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he had to submit to the worst humiliation
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any human being can suffer.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:50
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
- [cow bells clanking] - [mooing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
- [cow bells clanking] - [mooing]
Most of the other MFA students, they hadn’t read him. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
Most of the other MFA students, they hadn’t read him.
They had written him off on the basis of his reputation - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
They had written him off on the basis of his reputation
It was very compelling to me to be in the presence of - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
It was very compelling to me to be in the presence of
[Nanny Vonnegut] And we had a crummy little house we rented, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Nanny Vonnegut] And we had a crummy little house we rented,
For the first time, he met other writers, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
For the first time, he met other writers,
Nelson Algren, Richard Gates, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
Nelson Algren, Richard Gates,
He suddenly felt like, oh, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He suddenly felt like, oh,
It led to the breakthrough of him discovering - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
It led to the breakthrough of him discovering
Hanging around these other creative people, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Hanging around these other creative people,
I was working on my famous book about Dresden.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I was working on my famous book about Dresden.”
“Listen: - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
“Listen:
[Bob Weide] When it came time to sit down - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
[Bob Weide] When it came time to sit down
“And I thought, too, that it would be a masterpiece - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“And I thought, too, that it would be a masterpiece
“But not many words about Dresden came from my mind then. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
“But not many words about Dresden came from my mind then.
“And not many words come now, either, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
“And not many words come now, either,
[Kurt Vonnegut] “When I was somewhat younger - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:22
[Kurt Vonnegut] “When I was somewhat younger
The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
The war in Vietnam is not like these other wars.
[Lyndon Johnson] Yet war is always the same. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[Lyndon Johnson] Yet war is always the same.
It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
It is young men dying in the fullness of their promise.