Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Roots

Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Roots

Release date : December 28, 2015
Runtime : 59m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Kevin Finch /
Writers : Kevin Finch /
Production companies : Heartland Films / WFYI TV /
December 28, 2015 59m United States of America Documentary English More
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He was one of the best-selling authors of the 20th Century. His books became movies. His writings became music. He became an icon. He was Kurt Vonnegut. First, though, he was just a kid from Indianapolis, whose early idyllic life turned tragic. Things got tougher in World War II, when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing. He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud of--and frustrated with--his hometown. But as his friend Morley Safer said, he never lost his Hoosier roots. Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep, A Writer's Roots talks with Kurt's family and friends, including his daughter, Nan Vonnegut, and fellow writers Morley Safer, Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom.
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  • title:Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis: A Writer’s Roots
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2015
  • Runtime:59m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Kevin Finch /
  • Writers: Kevin Finch ·
  • Production companies: Heartland Films · WFYI TV ·
  • Overview:He was one of the best-selling authors of the 20th Century. His books became movies. His writings became music. He became an icon. He was Kurt Vonnegut. First, though, he was just a kid from Indianapolis, whose early idyllic life turned tragic. Things got tougher in World War II, when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing. He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud of--and frustrated with--his hometown. But as his friend Morley Safer said, he never lost his Hoosier roots. Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep, A Writer's Roots talks with Kurt's family and friends, including his daughter, Nan Vonnegut, and fellow writers Morley Safer, Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom.
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