Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut was published in 1969 by Dell Publishing and has been regarded as one of Vonnegut's best works. The novel is a blend of two narratives. The first is that of Kurt Vonnegut. In the first chapter he tells us that he has wanted to write a book about the firebombing of Dresden for some time and also about his efforts to do so. Vonnegut can be seen popping in a couple times …showed first 75 words of 1093 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1093 total…when it was published is more easily understood now that I've read the book and seen Vonnegut's antiwar views. The biographical aspect of the book added to its effectiveness along with educating the reader about the firebombing of Dresden. Events such as that and wars will never cease to exist because they are a part of human nature, they are a part of time, and they are a part of life as we know it.