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Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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Language | English |
Genre | Speculative fiction |
Publisher | Seven Stories Press |
Publication date | 1999 |
Publication place | United States |
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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.
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 Newton [1] and the ever-present Kilgore Trout (a fictional character created by Vonnegut in his earlier works).