Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death (1969) is a satirical novel by Kurt Vonnegut about World War II experiences and journeys through time of a soldier named Billy Pilgrim. It is generally recognized as Vonnegut's most influential and popular work.[1]  Vonnegut's use of the firebombing of Dresden as a central event makes the novel semi-autobiographical, as he was present during the bombing.





Contents
[hide]  *1 Plot summary
 * 2 Characters
 * 3 Literary significance
 * 3.1 Literary techniques
 * 3.2 Form
 * 3.3 Point of view and setting
 * 4 Allusions and references
 * 4.1 Allusions to other works
 * 4.2 Allusions — historic, geographic, scientific
 * 5 Reception
 * 5.1 Censorship controversy
 * 5.2 Criticism
 * 6 Adaptations
 * 7 See also
 * 8 References
 * 9 External links