Old School Cool: Kurt Vonnegut in the 1970s (A Brief Documentary)

“It’s just the most marvelous practical joke,” Kurt Vonnegut says about writing.

“Because imagine just making little marks on paper and having somebody cry. The damn fool will really weep, or get frightened. I just think it’s hilarious to do something to somebody with a piece of paper.” 

Now that we’re each moving through Player Piano, I wanted to take the opportunity to share more about Vonnegut—both the person and the writer. I came across a delightful, brief documentary,  “A Self-Portrait” from 1975, in which Vonnegut provides a glimpse into his life and work in his own words (complete with quaint, wobbly ‘70s soundtrack).