Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.


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2014
Science Fiction Hall of Fame 2015 — winner

2011
Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories 1963-1973 • omnibus • Library of America
awards:
• Locus Awards 2012 — collection — 8th place

1997
Timequake • novel • Putnam, 1997
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester

1990
Hocus Pocus • novel • Putnam, 1990
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America

1988
Interzone Readers Poll 1989 — all-time best sf author — 34th place (tie)

1987
Bluebeard • novel • Delacorte, 1987
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America

1985
Galápagos • novel • Delacorte
awards:
• John W. Campbell Memorial Award 1986 — second place
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2012: Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985 - 2010, Damien Broderick & Paul Di Filippo
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle

1982
Dead-Eye Dick • novel • Delacorte, 1982
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America

1979
Jailbird • novel • Delacorte, 1979
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America

1976
Slapstick • novel • Delacorte, 1976
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison

1973
Breakfast of Champions • novel • Delacorte, 1973
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

1972
“The Big Space Fuck ” • short fiction • Again, Dangerous Visions
awards:
• Locus Awards 1973 — short fiction — 16th place (tie)
anthologies:
• Again, Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday 1972

1969
Slaughterhouse-Five • novel • Delacorte
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1970 — novel — nomination
• Nebula Awards 1970 — novel — nomination
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2018: 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List, James Mustich
• 2015: 100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime, Amazon Editors
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 501 Must-Read Books, Emma Beare & Cathy Lowne
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall
• 2005: All-Time 100 Novels, Time Magazine
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 2003: Top 50 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books, Science Fiction Book Club
• 2000: Amazon Best of Millennium Poll, Amazon.com
• 1998: 100 Best Novels - the board's list, Modern Library
• 1998: 100 Best Novels, Radcliffe Publishing Course
• 1998: 100 Best Novels - the reader's list, Modern Library
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1996: Books of the Century, Waterstone's Booksellers
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove

1968
Welcome to the Monkey House • collection • Delacorte, 1968
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
“Welcome to the Monkey House ” • Playboy Jan 1968
anthologies:
• The Playboy Book of Science Fiction, ed. Alice K. Turner, HarperPrism 1998
• The Fiend, ed. Editors of Playboy, Playboy 1971
• The World’s Best Science Fiction: 1969, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, Ace 1969
• Playboy’s Stories of the Sinister & Strange, ed. Anon., Playboy 1969

1965
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater • novel • Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall

1963
Cat's Cradle • novel • Holt, Rinehart & Winston
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1964 — novel — nomination
citations:
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2012: 20th Century SF Novel, Locus Online
• 2011: Your Picks: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books, NPR
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Peter Boxall
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders, Gary Westfahl
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The 100 science fiction books you just have to read!, Keith Olexa
• 1998: 100 Best Novels, Radcliffe Publishing Course
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, Harold Bloom
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1974: Modern Science Fiction, Norman Spinrad

1962
Mother Night • novel • Fawcett, 1962
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
“2 B R 0 2 B ” • If Jan 1962
anthologies:
• The Big Book of Science Fiction, ed. Ann VanderMeer & Jeff VanderMeer, Random House/Vintage 2016
• Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, ed. Leigh Ronald Grossman, Wildside 2011
• The Best Science Fiction from If, ed. Frederik Pohl, Galaxy Pub. Co. 1964

1961
“Harrison Bergeron ” • short fiction • F&SF Oct 1961
awards:
• Prometheus Awards 2019 — hall of fame — winner
• Prometheus Awards 2017 — hall of fame — nomination
anthologies:
• Brave New Worlds, ed. John Joseph Adams, Night Shade Books 2011
• The Very Best of Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Gordon Van Gelder, Tachyon Publications 2009
• The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy, ed. Garyn G. Roberts, Prentice-Hall 2001
• The World Treasury of Science Fiction, ed. David G. Hartwell, Little, Brown 1989
• The Road to Science Fiction #3, ed. James E. Gunn, Mentor 1979
• Decade the 1960s, ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison, Macmillan UK 1977
• Science Fiction: The Future, ed. Dick Allen, HBJ 1971
• Best SF 7, ed. Edmund Crispin, Faber and Faber 1970
• The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: Eleventh Series, ed. Robert P. Mills, Doubleday 1962

1959
The Sirens of Titan • novel • Dell
awards:
• Hugo Awards 1960 — novel — nomination
• Seiun Awards 1973 — foreign novel — winner
citations:
• 2021: 50 essential science fiction books, AbeBooks
• 2019: SF Masterworks, Gollancz
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2018: The Great American Read, PBS
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2009: 1000 novels everyone must read, Guardian Newspaper
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2006: 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, Stephen E. Andrews & Nick Rennison
• 2005: Essential SF: A Concise Guide, Jonathan Cowie & Tony Chester
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 2003: The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1994: Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century, Edward James
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn
• 1985: Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle
• 1984: The Science Fiction Sourcebook, David Wingrove
• 1974: Modern Science Fiction, Norman Spinrad

1955
“Deer in the Works ” • Esquire Apr 1955
anthologies:
• The Ruins of Earth, ed. Thomas M. Disch, Putnam 1971

1954
“Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” • Galaxy Jan 1954
anthologies:
• Looking Ahead, ed. Dick Allen & Lori Allen, HBJ 1975
“The Big Trip Up Yonder ” • Galaxy Jan 1954
anthologies:
• Assignment in Tomorrow, ed. Frederik Pohl, Hanover House 1954

1953
“Unready to Wear ” • Galaxy Apr 1953
anthologies:
• The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction, ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House 1980
• Second Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction, ed. Horace L. Gold, Crown 1954

1952
Player Piano • novel • Scribner's
awards:
• International Fantasy Awards 1953 — fiction — nomination
citations:
• 2019: Selected Titles, Library of America
• 2017: Open Syllabus Explorer, Open Syllabus Project
• 2009: The Science Fiction Handbook, M. Keith Booker & Anne-Marie Thomas
• 2004: Anatomy of Wonder: A Critical Guide to Science Fiction, 5th edition, Neil Barron
• 1996: Magill's Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, T. A. Shippey & A. J. Sobczak
• 1996: Age of Wonders, David G. Hartwell
• 1995: Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia, John Clute
• 1994: The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction: Second Edition, David Pringle
• 1988: A Basic Science Fiction Library, James Gunn

1950
“Report on the Barnhouse Effect ” • Colliers Feb 11 1950
anthologies:
• Yesterday’s Tomorrows, ed. Frederik Pohl, Berkley 1982
• Tomorrow, the Stars, ed. Robert A. Heinlein, Doubleday 1951



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