Literary figure Kurt Vonnegut has died following a fall at his New York City home. He was 84.
Vonnegut, who became a cult figure among students in the 1960s and 1970s with his counterculture classics, died from brain injuries after the accident yesterday.
He will be best remembered for Slaughterhouse-Five, which was based on his experience of the firebombing of Dresden, Germany, during World War II.
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The author is survived by his wife, photographer Jill Krementz, their daughter and his six other children.
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