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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater

Cover of first edition (Hardcover)
AuthorKurt Vonnegut
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Novel
PublisherDell
Publication date1965
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
ISBNNA
God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine is a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. and published in 1965. The plot focuses on Eliot Rosewater, the primary trustee of the philanthropic Rosewater Foundation whom one of the family lawyers, Norman Mushari, is attempting to have declared insane to enable a more distant relative, Fred Rosewater, an insurance salesman from Rhode Island, to gain control.

Plot introduction

Founded originally to help Rosewater descendents avoid paying taxes on the family estate by Eliot's father, a senator in Rosewater County, Indiana, the Rosewater Foundation is operated by a large legal firm in New York and provides an annual pension of $3 million to Eliot. Eliot had been seen as restless, early on trying all the typical things that philanthropists do to help the poor, but he eventually sets out across America, going from small town to small town before landing in the city of Rosewater, Indiana and setting up shop. He calls Rosewater home after becoming a volunteer firefighter in numerous cities across the U.S. This fact, along with his drunkeness, his generous relationship with the poor in Rosewater, and his odd relationship with his French wife make him appear a bit crazy. A conniving lawyer by the name of Mushari has set out to prove him insane so he can collect a portion of the Rosewater fortune for himself during the transfer of it to the unwitting distant cousins in Rhode Island.

The novel is told mostly through a collection of short stories dealing with Eliot's interactions with the citizens of Rosewater County. The antagonist' tale, Mushari's, is told in a similar short essay fashion, usually with the last sentence serving as a punch line. These stories usually reveal different hypocrisies of mankind in a very dark and humorous fashion.

Cameo Appearances

In this novel, Kilgore Trout, the ever-present science fiction writer considered to be Vonnegut's alter-ego, makes an appearance and charms many rich and affluent people including Eliot's father at the end of the novel. Diana Moon Glampers, the handicapper general of the short story Harrison Bergeron, makes an appearance despite the great difference in time frames between Eliot's story and Harrison's.

Works of Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Novels 1950s: Player Piano (1952) • The Sirens of Titan (1959)
1960s: Mother Night (1961) • Cat's Cradle (1963) • God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) • Slaughterhouse-Five (1969)
1970s: Breakfast of Champions (1973) • Slapstick (1976) • Jailbird (1979)
1980s: Deadeye Dick (1982) • Galpagos (1985) • Bluebeard (1987)
1990s: Hocus Pocus (1990) • Timequake (1997)
Story collectionsCanary in a Cathouse (1961) • Welcome to the Monkey House (1968) • Bagombo Snuff Box (1999)
Collected essaysWampeters, Foma and Granfalloons (1974) • Palm Sunday (1981) • Fates Worse than Death (1990) • God Bless You, Dr. Kevorkian (1999) • A Man Without a Country (2005)
ScriptsHappy Birthday, Wanda June (1970) • Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) • Make Up Your Mind (1993) • Miss Temptation (1993) • L'Histoire du Soldat (1993)
Adaptations
StageWelcome to the Monkey House (1970, 1974) • Sirens of Titan (1974) • Cat's Cradle (1976) • God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1979) • Breakfast of Champions (1984) • Requiem (Stone, Time, and Elements: A Humanist Requiem) (1988) • Slaughterhouse-Five (1996)
FilmHappy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) • Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) • Next Door (1975) • Slapstick of Another Kind (1982) • Mother Night (1996) • Breakfast of Champions (1999)
TelevisionDisplaced Person (1958, 1985) • Between Time and Timbuktu (1972) • EPICAC (1974, 1992) • Who Am I This Time? (1982) • All the King's Horses (1991) • Next Door (1991) • The Euphio Question (1991) • Fortitude (1992) • The Foster Portfolio (1992) • More Stately Mansions (1992) • Harrison Bergeron (1995)
Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Born: November 11 1922(1922--)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 11 2007 (aged 86)
New York, New York, U.S.
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Motto
"In God We Trust"   (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum"   ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Born: November 11 1922(1922--)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 11 2007 (aged 86)
New York, New York, U.S.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1930s  1940s  1950s  - 1960s -  1970s  1980s  1990s
1962 1963 1964 - 1965 - 1966 1967 1968

Year 1965 (MCMLXV
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Eliot Rosewater is a recurring character in the novels of American author Kurt Vonnegut. He appears throughout various novels as an alcoholic, and a philanthropist who claims to be a volunteer fireman.
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State of Rhode Island
and Providence Plantations

Flag of Rhode Island Seal
Nickname(s): The Ocean State, Little Rhody
Motto(s): Hope

Official language(s) English

Capital Providence

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United States Senate

Type Upper House

President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R
since January 20, 2001
President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D
since January 4, 2007

Members 100
Political groups Democratic Party
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Nickname(s): The Hoosier State

Motto(s): The Crossroads of America

Official language(s) English

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Kilgore Trout is a fictional character created by author Kurt Vonnegut. Although it is said that he is a fictionalization of the real author Theodore Sturgeon, Vonnegut called Kilgore his "alter ego" and "somebody he used to be.
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"Harrison Bergeron"
Author Kurt Vonnegut
Country USA
Language English
Genre(s) Dystopia, Science fiction, short story
Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1st release)
Publication type Periodical
Media type Print (Magazine)
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The following is a complete list of literary works by the late author Kurt Vonnegut.
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Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut Jr
Born: November 11 1922(1922--)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died: March 11 2007 (aged 86)
New York, New York, U.S.
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player piano is a piano containing a pneumatic mechanism that plays on the piano action pre-programmed music via perforated paper rolls. The true player piano was designed to be a fully interactive musical experience rather than merely an automatic instrument and hence they are
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Mother Night

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Author Kurt Vonnegut
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Fawcett Publications/Gold Medal Books
Publication date 1961
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Cat's cradle is a well known series of string figures. The name of the entire game, the specific figures, their order, and the names of the figures vary. Versions of this game have been found in indigenous cultures all over the world--from the Arctic to the Equatorial zones.
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Slaughterhouse-Five

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Author Kurt Vonnegut
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Philosophical, War novel, Dark comedy
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date 1969
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Breakfast of Champions

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Author Kurt Vonnegut
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date 1973
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Slapstick

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Author Kurt Vonnegut
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science Fiction Novel
Publisher Delacorte Press
Publication date 1976
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