Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death is a science fiction infused anti-war novel by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in 1969.

When was Slaughterhouse-Five written?

Slaughterhouse-Five, in full Slaughterhouse-Five; or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, antiwar novel by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1969.

Why is Slaughterhouse-Five a banned book?

The book was banned in Levittown, New York in 1975, North Jackson, Ohio, in 1979, and Lakeland, Florida, in 1982 for its “explicit sexual scenes, violence, and obscene language.” Slaughterhouse-Five was challenged as recently as 2007 in a school district in Howell, Michigan because the book contained “strong sexual ...