Re: Vonnegut's 1997 Commencement Address
Laura Boyce (laboyce@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu)
Tue, 05 Aug 1997 17:21:22 -0400
Christy Bright wrote:
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> It's not *real* because it was written by an unknown woman rather than by
> Vonnegut?
>
> Explain.
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> Subject: Re: Vonnegut's 1997 Commencement Address
> Author: <bananafish@lists.nyu.edu> at sb-entsmtp
> Date: 8/4/97 10:05 PM
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> On Mon, 4 Aug 1997 Nafici@aol.com wrote:
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> > graduated high school and I think the Vonnegut speech is wonderful! It's
> > straightforward and simple adn most wise. Thanks for sharing!
>
> hmm, finding that the speech wasn't real was definately strange.
> i really thought it was him, too.
I am sure the reply meant that it is strange that so many believed it
was the voice of Vonnegut and it wasn't. The author wasn't even trying
to sound like Vonnegut yet she sounded like Vonnegut and all around the
world many thought that Vonnegut really made a commencement speech.
It's not real in the sense that it was not a real incident; Vonnehut did
not make this speech.
I am certain that no one here would dispute the fact that an unknown
woman is capable of something wonderfully written.
laura