A smile survived

On November 11 100 years since birth Vonnegut Kurt — the American writer, the author of "Slaughter number five", "Cradles for a cat" and dozens more of novels which with equal success it is possible to call fantastic, satirical and philosophical are executed. Vonnegut Kurt constantly comes back to the same places and asks the same questions, he insists that life is senseless, and the destiny is in advance predetermined — but all this deserves only sad smile. Vonnegut Kurt. "Without name", 1980 Photos: Kurt Vonnegut; Monacelli Press For the Soviet reader Vonnegut Kurt — probably, the acquaintance most close from...