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Kilgore Trout

Born

in Terre Haute, Indiana, The United States

January 26, 1918

Died

February 25, 2009

Website

http://www.pjfarmer.com/

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Philip José Farmer wrote Venus on the Half-Shell (1975) under the name Kilgore Trout, a fictional author who appears in the works of Kurt Vonnegut. He had planned to write more of Trout's fictional books (notably Son of Jimmy Valentine), but a disagreement with Vonnegut put an end to those plans.

Trout is credited with having written 117 novels and over 2000 short stories though many are difficult to find and most out of print. Trout's novels include "The Gutless Wonder", "2BR02B", "Oh Say Can You Smell?", "The First District Court of Thankyou", "Pan-Galactic Three Day Pass", "Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension", "The Gospel from Outer Space", "The Big Board", "Pan-Galactic Straw Boss (Mouth Crazy)", "Plague on Wheels", "Now It Can Be Told", "H ...more

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	Venus on the Half-Shell by Kilgore Trout (Pseudonym), Philip José Farmer 3.75 avg rating — 3,134 ratings — published 1974 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Works of Kilgore Trout it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January, 1975: Conclusion of Venus on the Half Shell by Kilgore Trout, Charles W. Runyon, Edward Wellen liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Men are jerks. Women are psychotic.”
― Kilgore Trout

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“It had twenty-dollar bills for leaves. Its flowers were government bonds. Its fruit was diamonds. It attracted human beings who killed each other around the roots and made very good fertilizer.”
― Kilgore Trout

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“It's a full life, and a merry one.”
― Kilgore Trout

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