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

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

Explore how Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel has affected American literature and culture.

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.