Timequake

Timequake

Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. published in 1997. Vonnegut described the novel as a "stew", in which he alternates between summarizing a novel he had been struggling with for a number of years, and waxing nostalgic about various events in his life. Vonnegut uses the premise of a timequake in which there is no free will. The idea of determinism is explored—as it is in many of his previous works—to assert that people really have no free will. Kilgore Trout serves again as the main character. Vonnegut explains in the beginning of the book that he was...
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Author:Kurt Vonnegut
Genre:Autobiographical novel, Time travel, Speculative fiction
Year published:1997
Number of editions:7

Author of Timequake

Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt Vonnegut
November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007
Birthplace:Indianapolis, Indiana

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a 20th century American writer. His works such as Cat's Cradle , Slaughterhouse-Five , and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a critical leftist...
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Additional works by Kurt Vonnegut
BookCopyright DateGenre
Slaughterhouse-Five 1969 Science Fiction
Bluebeard 1987 Fiction
Cat's Cradle 1963 Science Fiction
Hocus Pocus 1990 Novel
Mother Night 1961 Novel
The Sirens of Titan 1959 Science Fiction
Galápagos 1985 Novel
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater 1965 Novel
Jailbird 1979 Novel
Deadeye Dick 1982 Novel
Breakfast of Champions 1973 Novel
Player Piano 1952 Dystopia
Slapstick 1976 Novel
Wampeters, Foma and Granfalloons 1974 Biography
A Man Without a Country 2005
Welcome to the Monkey House Speculative fiction
God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian 1999 Speculative fiction
Bagombo Snuff Box 1999 Anthology
Palm Sunday 1981
Fates Worse than Death 1991
Canary in a Cathouse 1961 Speculative fiction
Miss Temptation
Armageddon in Retrospect April 1, 2008 Anthology
Nothing Is Lost Save Honor 1985
Between Time and Timbuktu or Prometheus-5 1972 Speculative fiction
Sun, moon, star
Barbazul
Easy Readers - English - Level 4
Pajaro De Celda
Cuna de Gato
Time & Timbuktu
cri de l'engoulevent dans Manhattan désert
Zeitbeben
Das Nudelwerk. NIEDERschriften
Geh zurück zu deiner lieben Frau und deinem Sohn
Long Walk to Forever
Rudy Waltz
Like shaking hands with God
Op Timequake
Gibier De Potence
Sireny Titana Kolibel Dlia Koshki
Abattoir 5, ou, La croisade des enfants
Happy birthday, Wanda June
Le Berceau du chat
Le breakfast du champion
Suche Traum, biete mich. Verstreute Kurzgeschichten
Next Door
Vonnegut Omnibus
The Handicapper General
Barbe-Bleue, ou, La vie et les oeuvres de Rabo Karabekian, 1916-1988
Essential Vonnegut Interviews CD
Untitled
Teurastamo 5
Madre Noche
Three complete novels
Faces
Pramaterʹ-nochʹ
Look at the Birdie Fiction
Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut November 1988
While Mortals Sleep Fiction
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Characters in Timequake

Kilgore Trout
Kilgore Trout

Kilgore Trout is a fictional character created by author Kurt Vonnegut. He was originally created as a fictionalized version of author Theodore...
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Literary Genres

Autobiographical novel
Autobiographical novel

An autobiographical novel is a form of novel using autofiction techniques, or the merging of autobiographical and fiction elements. The literary...
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Time travel
Time travel

Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel...
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Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    "Timequake" is in what literary genre?
  • A:
    The book is categorized as: Autobiographical novel and Time travel.
  • Q:
    When was the title "Timequake" first released?
  • A:
    The work was first distributed in 1997.
  • Q:
    How long is the book: "Timequake"?
  • A:
    The work consists of 219 pages.

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