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Why should you read Kurt Vonnegut? - Mia Nacamulli

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Kurt Vonnegut found the tidy, satisfying arcs of many stories at odds with reality, and he set out to explore the ambiguity between good and bad fortune in his own novels. He tried to make sense of human behavior by studying the shapes of stories — ditching straightforward chronologies and clear-cut fortunes. Mia Nacamulli dives into the sometimes dark, yet hopeful works of Vonnegut.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Mia Nacamulli
Director
Lisa LaBracio
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Designer
Lisa LaBracio
Animator
Lisa LaBracio
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Content Producer
Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer
Alex Rosenthal
Associate Producer
Bethany Cutmore-Scott
Associate Editorial Producer
Elizabeth Cox
Fact-Checker
Francisco Diez

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