A never-before-seen collection of deeply personal love letters from Kurt Vonnegut to his first
wife Jane compiled and edited by their daughterA glimpse into the mind of a writer finding
his voice. The Washington PostIf ever I do write anything of length good or bad it will be
written with you in mind.Kurt Vonnegut s eldest daughter Edith was cleaning out her mother s
attic when she stumbled upon a dusty aged box. Inside she discovered an unexpected treasure:
more than two hundred love letters written by Kurt to Jane spanning the early years of their
relationship.The letters begin in 1941 after the former schoolmates reunited at age nineteen
sparked a passionate summer romance and promised to keep in touch when they headed off to
their respective colleges. And they did through Jane s conscientious studying and Kurt s
struggle to pass chemistry. The letters continue after Kurt dropped out and enlisted in the
army in 1943 while Jane inturn graduated and worked for the Office of Strategic Services in
Washington D.C. They also detail Kurt s deployment to Europe in 1944 where he was taken
prisoner of war and declared missing in action and his eventual safe return home and the
couple s marriage in 1945.Full of the humor and wit that we have come to associate with Kurt
Vonnegut the letters also reveal little-known private corners of his mind. Passionate and
tender they form an illuminating portrait of a young soldier s life in World War II as he
attempts to come to grips with love and mortality. And they bring to light the origins of
Vonnegut the writer when Jane was the only person who believed in and supported him supported
him the young couple having no idea how celebrated he would become.A beautiful full-color
collection of handwritten letters notes sketches and comics interspersed with Edith s
insights and family memories Love Kurt is an intimate record of a young man growing into
himself a fascinating account of a writer finding his voice and a moving testament to the
life-altering experience of falling in love.
