Banned Book: Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, by Hoosier native Kurt Vonnegut, was published in 1969. In this novel, Vonnegut recounts his World War II experiences, including surviving the fire-bombing of Dresden (February 1945). This novel, considered Vonnegut's best, has often been  the subject of challenges because of its tone, its use of profanity, and alleged obscene content. It was also one of the first literary acknowledgments that homosexuals were also the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Slaughterhouse-five appeared in Time magazine's list of the 100 all-time best English-language novels written since 1923. 

You can find Slaughterhouse-five in the CDPL online catalog. Consider reading more Vonnegut, too, from CDPL!

A film adaptation of the book was made in 1972. Read about it on Wikipedia.
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