Fates Worse than Death, subtitled An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s, is a 1991 collection of essays, speeches, and other previously uncollected writings by author Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Due to the autobiographical nature of the book, Vonnegut provides some details about his upbringing and life, such as his childhood in Indiana.

"[1] As this experience was similar to that of Jewish prisoners in World War II, Vonnegut's use of "liberated"[1] to describe his release is somewhat unsurprising.

In fact, he "spent some time with concentration camp survivors and heard their stories before returning to the American lines.

"[3] The ending of this text is as follows: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.'s original sermon "Fates Worse Than Death" delivered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, May 23, 1982.