Books in Order: Discover the Timeline of Kurt Vonnegut's Novels

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Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922–2007) served as a soldier and POW during World War II, experiences that surface throughout his satirical science fiction, and received a Purple Heart for what he self-deprecatingly described as "frostbite." He also had an unusual habit of grading his own books: A+ for Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, A for titles like Mother Night and Jailbird, and a blunt D for both Happy Birthday, Wanda June and Slapstick.

His debut, Player Piano, came out in 1952. This guide runs all thirty-two of his books, from that debut through 2019's posthumously published Pity the Reader.

Start with Book 1: Player Piano

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Start here Player Piano (1952) 📚 Find Player Piano on Amazon →
The Sirens of Titan (1959) 📚 Find The Sirens of Titan on Amazon →
Canary in a cat house (1961) 📚 Find Canary in a cat house on Amazon →
Mother Night (1961) 📚 Find Mother Night on Amazon →
Cat's Cradle (1963) 📚 Find Cat's Cradle on Amazon →
God bless you, Mr. Rosewater (1965) 📚 Find God bless you, Mr. Rosewater on Amazon →
Slaughterhouse-Five (1968) 📚 Find Slaughterhouse-Five on Amazon →
Welcome to the Monkey House (1968) 📚 Find Welcome to the Monkey House on Amazon →
Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) 📚 Find Happy Birthday, Wanda June on Amazon →
Between time and Timbuktu (1972) 📚 Find Between time and Timbuktu on Amazon →
Breakfast of Champions (1973) 📚 Find Breakfast of Champions on Amazon →
Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (opinions) (1974) 📚 Find Wampeters, Foma & Granfalloons (opinions) on Amazon →
Slapstick (1976) 📚 Find Slapstick on Amazon →
Jailbird (1979) 📚 Find Jailbird on Amazon →
Sun, moon, star (1980) 📚 Find Sun, moon, star on Amazon →
Deadeye Dick (1981) 📚 Find Deadeye Dick on Amazon →
Palm Sunday (1981) 📚 Find Palm Sunday on Amazon →
Galápagos (1985) 📚 Find Galápagos on Amazon →
Bluebeard (1987) 📚 Find Bluebeard on Amazon →
Hocus Pocus (1990) 📚 Find Hocus Pocus on Amazon →
Fates Worse than Death (1991) 📚 Find Fates Worse than Death on Amazon →
Timequake (1997) 📚 Find Timequake on Amazon →
Armageddon in Retrospect (1998) 📚 Find Armageddon in Retrospect on Amazon →
Bagombo Snuff Box (1999) 📚 Find Bagombo Snuff Box on Amazon →
God bless you, Dr. Kevorkian (1999) 📚 Find God bless you, Dr. Kevorkian on Amazon →
Like shaking hands with God (1999) 📚 Find Like shaking hands with God on Amazon →
A man without a country (2005) 📚 Find A man without a country on Amazon →
2 B R 0 2 B (2009) 📚 Find 2 B R 0 2 B on Amazon →
Look at the birdie (2009) 📚 Find Look at the birdie on Amazon →
While Mortals Sleep (2011) 📚 Find While Mortals Sleep on Amazon →
If This Isn't Nice, What Is? (2013) 📚 Find If This Isn't Nice, What Is? on Amazon →
Pity the Reader (2019) 📚 Find Pity the Reader on Amazon →