Just seen this.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/bo...&oref=slogi n
I am genuinely sad to hear this, he was one of my favorite Authors. I was lucky enough to discover his books at a young age... My particular favorites are, The Sirens of Titan, Galapagos, Mother Night, (A great film was made about that one staring Nick Nolte...), Slaughterhouse Five, which I read in Dresden when I worked there for a few months back in the 90's...
A very clever and comical man...
The world is truly at a loss with the death of this 20th century GIANT.
"I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different." Kurt Vonnegut. "So it goes..."