One of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, died today at 84.
Mr. Vonnegut suffered irreversible brain injuries as a result of a fall several weeks ago, according to his wife, Jill Krementz.
Mr. Vonnegut wrote plays, essays and short fiction. But it was his novels that became classics of the American counterculture, making him a literary idol, particularly to students in the 1960s and ’70s. Dog-eared paperback copies of his books could be found in the back pockets of blue jeans and in dorm rooms on campuses throughout the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/books/12vonnegut.html/partner/rssnyt?_r=1&oref=slogin
