In an interview with the leftist In These Times magazine, Kurt Vonnegut, one of my favorite writers and an unabashed pacifist and socialist gets a chance to rant about the state of the nation and the world. At 80 years old, he has lost none of his humor or his sharpness, as in this quote:
I think I’m going to go back and read Slaughterhouse Five again. It’s been a few years, and, since our nation is once again on the brink of war, it seems an appropriate time.
On his site, Vonnegut announces the release of a musical collaboration with Simon Heselev, entitled “Tock Tick”. Heselev composed a piece of electronica, then cut and chopped and looped a performance by Vonnegut, reading from Slaughterhouse Five over the track. Sounds interesting. (You can find a sample here, and you can order it here.)
