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A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

Discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the most influential writers.

Aired 09/04/2016 | Rating TV-G

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

Special | 58m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the most influential writers.

Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.

Aired 09/04/2016 | Rating TV-G

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis

Special | 58m 47sVideo has Closed Captions

Explore Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with his hometown and the people and places that shaped him. Using archival photos, a 1991 interview with Vonnegut himself, along with interviews with his children, friends and Hoosier authors James Alexander Thom, John Green and Dan Wakefield, you'll discover how Indianapolis left its mark on one of the 20th century's most influential writers and his writing.

Aired 09/04/2016 | Rating TV-G

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A Writer’s Roots: Kurt Vonnegut’s Indianapolis is presented by your local public television station.

Distributed nationally by American Public Television

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