Which postmodern novel features a character who is a 'fictional' version of the author, Kurt Vonnegut, interacting with his own creations?
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Correct answer: Breakfast of Champions
In 'Breakfast of Champions', Vonnegut enters the narrative to free his characters. This explicit appearance of the author within the story world is a radical metafictional gesture.
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