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Fri 04 Apr 2007American novelist Kurt Vonnegut dies at 84United States:American novelist Kurt Vonnegut, whose dark, satirical vision in works including Slaughterhouse-Fiveand Cat's Cradlewas shaped by the horrors he witnessed during the second World War, has died aged 84.Vonnegut died on Wednesday after suffering brain injuries following a fall weeks ago, said Donald Farber, his friend, lawyer, agent and manager.