Granfalloon Finale: ‘Cat’s Cradle’ Talk and Discussion with Christina Jarvis

A free and fun way to bookend the festival! Join us for an enlightening talk by scholar Christina Jarvis about Vonnegut’s novel, Cat’s Cradle, followed by an open conversation about the novel. Hosted in partnership with the IU Writers’ Conference.

No Damn Cat, No Apocalypse?!: Cat’s Cradle’s Peculiar Compositional Wanderings
Drawing on intensive study of his manuscripts at the Lilly Library, this talk explores the “peculiar travel suggestions” Kurt Vonnegut embraced while drafting Cat’s Cradle. As a prelude to the Granfalloon book discussion, Jarvis will delve into Vonnegut’s anthropological, scientific, and environmental engagements to place the novel within his broader writing career.