God Bless you Dr Kevorkian (Kurt Vonnegut)

This is a collection of short ramblings and comments about life and history, made through interviews with the famous dead. Kurt Vonnegut uses an assisted-suicide to reach heaven and meet the receent- and long-dead, to question motive and challenge assumptions. His suicide-assistant fortunately brings him back just in time to report his findings. Originally broadcast as 90-second monologues on public service radio, these short stories loosely hang together as a collection. They serve as an effective vehicle for Vonnegut's comments on history - from the plight of Aborigines to Hiroshima and Kosovo. The dark humour is typical of Vonnegut's style.