Thursday Evening Book Club: Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

Read Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut and then come discuss the book with us at the Des Plaines Public Library on November 21st, 2024.

Centering on the infamous World War II firebombing of Dresden, the novel is the result of what Kurt Vonnegut described as a twenty-three-year struggle to write a book about what he had witnessed as an American POW. It combines historical fiction, science fiction, autobiography, and satire in an account of the life of Billy Pilgrim, a barber's son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee.

A library staff member will lead the book group. Please call (847) 376.2840 or email [email protected] if you have any questions. The discussion will be held at the Des Plaines Public Library in Room A on the first floor.

Register for the event here.