Kilgore Trout is a fictional character created by author Kurt Vonnegut. He was originally created as a fictionalized verson of author Theodore Sturgeon (Vonnegut's colleague in the genre of science fiction), although Trout's consistent presence in Vonnegut's works has also led critics to view him as the author's own "alter ego." Trout is also the titular "author" of the novel Venus on the Half-Shell, written pseudonymously by Philip José Farmer. A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York – May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Alter Ego has multiple meanings: Alter Ego is a game for the Commodore 64 computer. ... Venus on the Half-Shell, first published in two parts begining in the December 1974 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, is a science fiction novel attributed to the fictional author Kilgore Trout but actually written by Philip José Farmer. ... Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ...

Origins of the character/persona

In 1957, Theodore Sturgeon moved to Truro, Massachusetts, where he befriended Vonnegut, then working as a salesman in a Saab dealership. At the time, both were clearly writing in the genre of science fiction (Vonnegut had already published Player Piano, retitled Utopia 14 in paperback). But by the time of Kilgore Trout's first appearance (in 1965's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater), both had moved to different cities, and Vonnegut had begun to be perceived as a mainstream author. The name was a transparent reference to the older writer (substituting "Kilgore" for "Theodore" and "Trout" for "Sturgeon"), but since the characterization was less than flattering (both Sturgeon and Trout were financially unsuccessful and seemingly slipping into obscurity), Vonnegut did not publicly state the connection, nor did Sturgeon encourage the comparison. It was not until after Sturgeon's death in 1985 that Vonnegut explicitly acknowledged the matter, stating in a 1987 interview that "Yeah, it said so in his obituary in the [New York] Times..I was delighted that it said in the middle of it that he was the inspiration for the Kurt Vonnegut character of Kilgore Trout." ^[1] Theodore Sturgeon (February 26, 1918 Staten Island, New York – May 8, 1985) was an American science fiction author. ...   Settled: 1700 â€“ Incorporated: 1709 Zip Code(s): 02666 â€“ Area Code(s): 508 / 774 Official website: http://www. ... For the manufacturer of Saab cars, see Saab Automobile. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The player piano is a type of piano that plays music without the need for a human pianist to depress the normal keys or pedals. ... God Bless You, Mr. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Appearances in Vonnegut books

Trout appears in several of Vonnegut's books, in which he performs a variety of roles: he acts as a catalyst for the main characters in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and Slaughterhouse-Five, while in others, such as Breakfast of Champions, Jailbird, and Timequake, Trout is an active character who is vital to the story. Trout is also described differently in several books; in Breakfast of Champions, he has, by the end, become something of a father figure, while in other novels, he seems to be something like Vonnegut in the early part of his career. In Hocus Pocus, Trout is not mentioned by name, but reading a Trout-like science fiction story by an unnamed author in a pornographic magazine is an important experience for the narrator. In the early novels, Kilgore Trout lives in Ilium, New York, a fictional town based on Troy, New York (Vonnegut lived and worked in nearby Schenectady for some time). In later novels, Trout inhabits a basement apartment in Cohoes, an ailing mill community. While living in Cohoes, Trout works as an installer of "aluminum combination storm windows and screens." The ghost of Trout's son Leon Trotsky Trout is the narrator of the novel Galapagos. God Bless You, Mr. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Jailbird is Kurt Vonneguts 1979 fictional novel about a man recently released from a low security prison. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Hocus Pocus is a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut. ... Porn redirects here. ... Ilium is a fictitious town in eastern New York state, used as a setting for many of Kurt Vonneguts novels. ... Looking west down Broadway at downtown Troy. ... Schenectady is a city located in Schenectady County, New York, of which it is the county seat. ... Cohoes is a city located at the northeast corner Albany County, New York, USA. It is called the Spindle City because of the importance of textile production to its growth. ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... Storm windows are windows which are mounted outside of the main glass windows of a house. ... The novel Galápagos is Kurt Vonneguts look at evolution. ...

Trout, who has supposedly written over 117 novels and over 2000 short stories, is usually described as an unappreciated science fiction writer whose works are used only as filler material in pornographic magazines. However, he does have at least two fans, Eliot Rosewater and Billy Pilgrim — both of Vonnegut's characters — have a near-complete collection of Trout's works or have read most of his work. For other uses, see Novel (disambiguation). ... This article is in need of attention. ... Eliot Rosewater is a recurring character in the novels of American author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Slaughterhouse-Five Billy Pilgrim, full name William Pilgrim, is the fictional protagonist of Kurt Vonneguts novel Slaughterhouse-Five. ...

Trout was portrayed by Albert Finney in the 1999 film version of Breakfast Of Champions, directed by Alan Rudolph. Albert Finney (born May 9, 1936 in Salford, Lancashire, England) is a five-time Academy Award-nominated English actor of Irish descent. ... Breakfast of Champions is a 1999 film adapted and directed by Alan Rudolph from the novel of the same name by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ... Alan Rudolph (born 18 December 1943 in Los Angeles) is an American film director and screenwriter. ...

Vonnegut revised Trout's biography on several occasions. In Breakfast of Champions, he is born in 1907 and dies in 1981. In Timequake, he lives from 1917 to 2001. Both death dates are set in the future as of the time the novels were written. More recently, Vonnegut "reports" that Kilgore Trout commits suicide by drinking Drāno in an article for In These Times.^[2] Trout "dies" at midnight on October 15, 2004 in Cohoes following his consultation with a psychic, who informs him that George W. Bush would once again win the U. S. Presidential election by a vote of 5-to-4 in the Supreme Court. The epitaph on his tombstone reads, "Life is no way to treat an animal." For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Drāno (also spelled Draino or Drano if the ā (a-macron) character is not available) is a drain cleaner product manufactured by S. C. Johnson & Son. ... In These Times is a biweekly magazine of news and opinion published in Chicago. ... is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgar Cayce (1877 – 1945) was one of the best-known American psychics of the 20th century and made many highly publicized predictions. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. ... The United States presidential election of 2004 was held on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004. ... The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS[1]) is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. ...

In Jailbird (1979), Kilgore Trout is revealed to be the only lifer in the Federal Minimum Security Adult Correctional Facility near Finletter Air Force Base, Georgia. Jailbird, narrated by the fictional character Walter F. Starbuck, shows Kilgore Trout to be the only American convicted during the Korean War of treason. Kilgore Trout is the pseudonym for Dr. Robert Fender. His doctorate is in veterinary science. Within prison, Fender writes many science fiction novels under another pseudonym, Frank X. Barlow, as well. In addition to writing science fiction novels, Fender is the chief clerk in the supply room of the prison. Belligerents United Nations: Republic of Korea Australia Belgium Canada Colombia Ethiopia France Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Philippines South Africa Thailand Turkey United Kingdom United States Naval Support and Military Servicing/Repairs: Japan Medical staff: Denmark Italy Norway India Sweden DPR Korea PR China Soviet Union Commanders Syngman Rhee Chung... For other uses, see Treason (disambiguation) or Traitor (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Alias. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical diagnostic and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ...

Trout in other authors' works

At least one actual published work is attributed to a Kilgore Trout: the novel Venus on the Half-Shell, written by Philip José Farmer but published under the name "Kilgore Trout." For some time it was assumed that Vonnegut must have written it; when the truth of its authorship came out, Vonnegut was reported as being "not amused"; in an issue of the semi-prozine The Alien Critic/Science Fiction Review, published by Richard E. Geis, Farmer claimed to have received an angry, obscenity-laden telephone call from Vonnegut about it. Venus on the Half-Shell, first published in two parts begining in the December 1974 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, is a science fiction novel attributed to the fictional author Kilgore Trout but actually written by Philip José Farmer. ... Philip José Farmer (born January 26, 1918) is an American author, principally known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. ... Richard E. Geis is an American erotica and science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1981 and 1982. ...

In Salman Rushdie's novel The Ground Beneath Her Feet Kilgore Trout is mentioned once: "Books by famous American writers...science fiction by Kilgore Trout". He is also thanked on the first page of the lyrics book which came with Ringo Starr's album Ringo. The Beaver Papers, a collection of scripts of the show Leave it to Beaver as they would be written by famous authors, includes a script purportedly written by a "Kilgore Bass". In an elaborate in-joke, the book goes on to state that despite the pseudonym, the cast members were certain that the Vonnegut-esque script was penned by Farmer (see above). Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is an Indian-British novelist and essayist. ... The Ground Beneath Her Feet is a novel written by Salman Rushdie. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940), better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an Academy Award-winning English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as the drummer for The Beatles. ... Ringo is the third solo album by Ringo Starr, released in 1973. ... For other uses, see Leave It to Beaver (disambiguation). ...

In Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, Trout is mentioned as being a writer in the Stagman magazine. For other persons named Alan Moore, see Alan Moore (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Playboy (disambiguation). ...

Fictional accounts also link Trout to William Ashbless. William Ashbless is a fictional poet, invented by fantasy writers James Blaylock and Tim Powers. ...

In Breakfast of Champions Kilgore Trout has part of his right ring finger bitten off by the book's other main character, Dwayne Hoover, when Kilgore attends an arts festival in the Midwest. Trout also has an encounter with his creator, Mr. Vonnegut, in the final chapter. For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ...

In Timequake Kilgore's creed is "You were sick, but now you are well again. And there's work to be done." The novel also features Trout's last poem: Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ...

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"Works" by Kilgore Trout

Novels

• Barring-gaffner of Bagnialto or This Year's Masterpiece (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• The Big Board (novel mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five)
• The Era of Hopeful Monsters (novel mentioned in Galapagos)
• First District Court of Thankyou (novel mentioned in Jailbird and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
• The Gospel from Outer Space (novel mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five)
• The Gutless Wonder (novel mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five)
• How You Doin'? (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension (novel mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five)
• The Money Tree (novel mentioned in Slaughterhouse-Five)
• Now It Can Be Told (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• Oh Say Can You Smell? (novel mentioned in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
• The Pan-Galactic Memory Bank (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• The Pan-Galactic Straw Boss a.k.a. Mouth Crazy (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• The Pan-Galactic Three-Day Pass (novel mentioned in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
• Plague on Wheels (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• The Smart Bunny (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• The Son of Jimmy Valentine (novel mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• 2BR02B (novel mentioned in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)
• Venus on the Half-Shell (novel first mentioned in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater)

For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... The novel Galápagos is Kurt Vonneguts look at evolution. ... Jailbird is Kurt Vonneguts 1979 fictional novel about a man recently released from a low security prison. ... God Bless You, Mr. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... God Bless You, Mr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... God Bless You, Mr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... God Bless You, Mr. ... Venus on the Half-Shell, first published in two parts begining in the December 1974 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, is a science fiction novel attributed to the fictional author Kilgore Trout but actually written by Philip José Farmer. ... God Bless You, Mr. ...

Short stories

• Albert Hardy (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• An American Family Marooned on the Planet Pluto (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• Asleep at the Switch (short story mentioned in Jailbird)
• Bunker Bingo Party (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• The Dancing Fool (short story mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• Dog's Breakfast (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• Dr. Schadenfreude (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• Empire State (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• Gilgongo! (short story mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• Golden Wedding (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• Hail to the Chief (short story mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)
• No Laughing Matter (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• The Planet Gobblers (short story mentioned in Palm Sunday)
• The Protocols of the Elders of Tralfamadore (short story mentioned in Hocus Pocus -- no author attributed, but bears many elements characteristic of Trout's work. Tralfamadore is mentioned by Eliot Rosewater in God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Tralfamodore is also a main element of the plot of Slaughterhouse-Five)
• The Sisters B-36 (short story mentioned in Timequake)
• This Means You (short story mentioned in Breakfast of Champions)

Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Jailbird is Kurt Vonneguts 1979 fictional novel about a man recently released from a low security prison. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... Palm Sunday is a 1981 collection of short stories, speeches, essays, letters, and other previously unpublished works by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. ... Tralfamadore is the fictional home planet of aliens from several novels by the American author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Hocus Pocus may mean: Hocus Pocus (magic), a magic word Hocus Pocus (book), by Kurt Vonnegut Hocus Pocus (movie), starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Omri Katz Hocus-Pocus (mythology), the wife of the giant Galligantus Hocus Pocus (game), a computer game by Moonlite Software and published... Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... For the breakfast cereal, see Wheaties. ...

Memoir

• My Ten Years On Automatic Pilot (nonfiction book mentioned in Timequake)

Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ...

Play

• The Wrinkled Old Family Retainer (play mentioned in Timequake)

Timequake is a semi-autobiographical work by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ...

Notes

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See also

• List of fictional books invented by Kurt Vonnegut

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External links

• Kilgore Trout webpage
• Who is Kilgore Trout?