God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
{{Short description|Collection of short fictional interviews written by Kurt Vonnegut}}
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| language = English
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| genre = Speculative fiction
| publisher = Seven Stories Press
| release_date = 1999
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God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian, by Kurt Vonnegut, is a collection of short fictional interviews written by Vonnegut and first broadcast on WNYC. The title parodies that of Vonnegut's 1965 novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. It was published in book form in 1999.
Synopsis
The premise of the collection is that Vonnegut employs Dr. Jack Kevorkian to give him near-death experiences, allowing Vonnegut access to heaven and those in it for a limited time. While in the afterlife Vonnegut interviews a range of people including Adolf Hitler, William Shakespeare, Eugene V. Debs, Isaac Asimov, Isaac Newtonhttps://www.baumanrarebooks.com/rare-books/vonnegut-kurt/god-bless-you-dr-kevorkian/115259.aspx?srsltid=AfmBOoq_8aYb90Zc7xDyaSffUmd3rZ_ngjnTbBvaZKdMN_VQvnBYZtG3 and the ever-present Kilgore Trout (a fictional character created by Vonnegut in his earlier works).
Resources
- [http://catalog.sevenstories.com/products/god-bless-you The book's page in the website of Seven Stories Press]
- [http://www.wnyc.org/story/145376-kurt-vonnegut-reporter-on-the-afterlife/ Many of the original WNYC radio reports forming the basis of the book]
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References
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Category:1999 short story collections
Category:Books by Kurt Vonnegut
Category:Fiction about the afterlife
Category:Seven Stories Press books
Category:Cultural depictions of physicians
Category:Cultural depictions of Adolf Hitler
Category:Cultural depictions of writers
Category:Cultural depictions of William Shakespeare
Category:Cultural depictions of Isaac Newton
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