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Far be it for me to add another to the blossoming forest of eulogies for Kurt Vonnegut, a man who I loved — I’m just thankful I’ve been alive at a time when I could read his writings (Mark Twain, never got the chance). I do have something to share though: some audio of Philip K. Dick expressing his insight into Kurt Vonnegut, an author which arguably, I think, he shared much in common with. Both Vonnegut and Dick used speculative fiction to explore a relationship between author and character and the hopes and tragedies of individuals within narrated realities outside their control (see Breakfast of Champions<\/em> and Man in the High Castle<\/em>). Vonnegut’s Player Piano<\/em> was also one of Philip K. Dick’s favorite books.<\/p>\n

Interviewer: Did you read Breakfast of Champions?<\/p>\n

PKD : Yes.<\/p>\n

Interviewer: What did you think of Vonnegut’s attitude towards his characters?<\/p>\n

PKD : Disgusting and an abomination. I think that that book is an incredible drying up of the liquid -sack- sap of life in the veins of a person like a dead tree…that’s what I think. I also love Kurt Vonnegut.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You can listen to it below in the mog player here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The audio comes from a cassette rip of an interview with Philip K. Dick, circa 1981, by persons unknown for a PKD newsletter. The cassettes came from a collection of tapes loaned by a friend to David Roel, who in turn made them available on the Internet a few years ago. You can hear more of these recordings here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a>, for a post on Vonnegut’s Calypsos of Bokonon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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