God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian
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Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Speculative fiction |
Publisher | Seven Stories Press |
Publication 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 NPR. The title parodies that of Vonnegut's 1965 novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.
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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, Isaac Asimov and the ever present Kilgore Trout (a fictional character created by Vonnegut in his earlier works).
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