库尔特·冯内古特的名字总是与黑色幽默、后现代等标签联系在一起,他的作品的确也富于语言与形式的探索,但真正熟悉他的人都知道,在其跨越大半个世纪的创作生涯里,冯内古特总是面向现实写作,其犀利的笔触几乎触及美国乃至人类社会的方方面面,他的小说也因此具有不容忽视的现实与历史维度。比如,透过科幻、幽默、虚构的夸张、变形,我们能深切感受到德累斯顿、越战、广岛、水门 Kurt Vonnegut’s name is always associated with such labels as black humor and postmodernity. His works are indeed rich in exploration of language and form, but people who know him well know that in most of his works, In his writing career, Vonnegut always faces the realistic writing. Its sharp strokes touch almost every aspect of the United States and even human society. Therefore, his novels have realistic and historical dimensions that can not be ignored. For example, through science fiction, humor, fictional exaggeration, deformation, we can deeply feel Dresden, Vietnam, Hiroshima, watergate