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362 Kurt Vonnegut (with Tom Roston)

The History of Literature

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How Did Bonagu Become a Cultural Figure?

Vonaget's novel came out in 19 69, when there was another terrible offensive. The younger he rgn applied it to via nam and they didn't so much think of it in terms of world war too. People were appalled by this war that was happening in via nam. And then here was this novel that was also depicting how terrible war t could be,. but in this imaginary way.

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