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Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945
Love, Kurt: The Vonnegut Love Letters, 1941-1945 | Kurt Vonnegut
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A never-before-seen collection of deeply personal love letters from Kurt Vonnegut to his first wife, Jane, compiled and edited by their daughter "If ever I do write anything of length--good or bad--it will be written with you in mind." Kurt Vonnegut's eldest daughter, Edith, was cleaning out her mother's attic when she stumbled upon a dusty, aged box. Inside, she discovered an unexpected treasure: more than two hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane, spanning the early years of their relationship. The letters begin in 1941, after the former schoolmates reunited at age nineteen, sparked a passionate summer romance, and promised to keep in touch when they headed off to their respective colleges. And they did, through Jane's conscientious studying and Kurt's struggle to pass chemistry. The letters continue after Kurt dropped out and enlisted in the army in 1943, while Jane in turn graduated and worked for the Office of Strategic Services in Washington, D.C. They also detail Kurt's deployment to Europe in 1944, where he was taken prisoner of war and declared missing in action, and his eventual safe return home and the couple's marriage in 1945. Full of the humor and wit that we have come to associate with Kurt Vonnegut, the letters also reveal little-known private corners of his mind. Passionate and tender, they form an illuminating portrait of a young soldier's life in World War II as he attempts to come to grips with love and mortality. And they bring to light the origins of Vonnegut the writer, when Jane was the only person who believed in and supported him supported him, the young couple having no idea how celebrated he would become. A beautiful full-color collection of handwritten letters, notes, sketches, and comics, interspersed with Edith's insights and family memories, Love, Kurt is an intimate record of a young man growing into himself, a fascinating account of a writer finding his voice, and a moving testament to the life-altering experience of falling in love.
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Leftcoastzen
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#LuckyInLove #Loveletter I have been dipping into this one for awhile.

Eggs Oh this looks good 💌💌 9mo
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To his students at Iowa City. Pg. 215. I have mixed feelings about this books. High quality photos of the letters. Very hard to read at points due to legibility and text density. Also, it is an artifact of the time and left me wondering how much Jane really wanted to marry him. He seemed to ignore several requests that he stop writing. I don‘t know how I feel 🤷‍♀️ #MyGoalathon

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Pg. 187 #MyGoalathon

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TheBookDream
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Pg. 173-174. #MyGoalathon

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Because 4 of the pictured books are due back very soon, and that I‘m caught up on my one class, AND that I kept accidentally deleting my stupid timer on my phone so that I lost track of my hours for studying anyways, I am going hard on the reading instead. #MyGoalathon

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I just wanted to share my new reading chair and book side table. I love my new reading spot! Also, it is snowing beautifully outside, so perfect snuggle-up-and-read weather.

BookishMarginalia Lovely! Enjoy! 4y
Ruthiella So cozy! 😍 4y
LeahBergen Beautiful!! 4y
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Soubhiville Looks perfect! 4y
AmyG So beautiful! 4y
Thousand-Lives Love it! 😍 4y
Tamra Lovely & inviting! 4y
Moray_Reads Lovely. And what a beautiful blanket 4y
Simona Looks perfect❣️ 4y
tjwill @BookishMarginalia @Ruthiella @LeahBergen @Soubhiville @AmyG @Thousand-Lives @Tamra @Moray_Reads @readordierachel @Simona Thank you all so much! I‘m loving it! And @Moray_Reads , my grandmother made that blanket for me for my 16th birthday, so it is very special and important to me! 4y
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I especially love how this book contains the reproductions of the love letters. Some are typewritten, some are handwritten, and some have doodles he drew on them. ❤️

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tjwill
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My brother and sister-in-law got me this one for Christmas, and I‘m loving it so much! It has the love letters Kurt wrote to Jane from 1941-1945, from when they began casually dating through his time in the army. Their daughter found the letters and arranged them into this collection.

LeahBergen This sounds great! @britt_brooke , do you have this yet?? 4y
britt_brooke @LeahBergen I do! Thank you for thinking of me. 💚 I‘ve only read the first few letters, but it makes me happy just to have it. 4y
britt_brooke Such a nice gift!! 4y
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Reviewsbylola Was totally going to tag @britt_brooke too 🤣🤣 @LeahBergen 4y
britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola This is why y‘all are the best. 😂😚 @LeahBergen 4y
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Such a happy mail day! 📚🧩

#bookmail
#puzzlemail
#galisonpuzzles

Leftcoastzen What the heck ?! Vonnegut love letters ?!?💓 4y
britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen YES. Can you believe it? Just published today. 4y
Leftcoastzen Awesome sauce, gotta get one! 4y
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Hooked_on_books I just saw that puzzle today. It‘s super cute! 4y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books I need to finish my current puzzle so I can start on it! 😍 4y
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🚨 Alert, Vonnegut fans! I just came across the description of this book, which will be released in December 2020! I‘m so excited for this! It says his daughter found the love letters Kurt wrote to first wife Jane when they first started dating and through his deployment in WWII. Must read!

britt_brooke Oh!!!!! 💚 Thank you so much for the tag. I hadn‘t heard about this. 4y
vivastory @britt_brooke Thanks for the tag! Will definitely be reading this as soon as it's published! 4y
OrangeMooseReads Ooooh! Thank you for the heads up. 4y
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