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The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

Told in the voices of Vonnegut family members, friends, and scholars, this program takes an intimate look at not just one of the world's most-read books, "Slaughterhouse-Five," but at the man who created it. The portrait that emerges is a human one, revealing a talented but troubled man who wrote a great book in part to help heal himself and his wounded spirit after experiencing great trauma.

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50 is a local public television program presented by WFYI

The Children's Crusade Revisited: Slaughterhouse-Five at 50

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Special | 28m 47s | Explore the impact of Kurt Vonnegut’s 1969 anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five. (28m 47s)

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