Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) Author. Vonnegut’s works, such as Cat's Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions blend satire, gallows humor, and science fiction. As a citizen he was a lifelong supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union and a critical leftist intellectual. His book, Mother Night, The Easton Press, 2003, leather bound, signed collector’s edition on the edition page, gilt edges.