Kurt Vonneguts Indianapolis A Writers Roots (2015)

He was one of the bestselling authors of the 20th Century His books became movies His writings became music He became an icon He was Kurt Vonnegut First though he was just a kid from Indianapolis whose early idyllic life turned tragic Things got tougher in World War II when he was captured by the Germans and survived the Dresden firebombing He overcame all of that to become a literary lion who was both proud ofand frustrated withhis hometown But as his friend Morley Safer said he never lost his Hoosier roots Narrated by NPR Anchor Steve Inskeep A Writers Roots talks with Kurts family and friends including his daughter Nan Vonnegut and fellow writers Morley Safer Dan Wakefield and James Alexander Thom