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A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

How did the most famous Hoosier author since James Whitcomb Riley get his start? What about Indianapolis inspired him? Why did he keep coming back to Indianapolis in his books? This new documentary produced by WFYI i, explores Vonnegut's hometown and the people and places that shaped him.

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

58m 47s

Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.

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    A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

    58m 47s

    Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.

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