The book “Have Pity on the Reader” is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut’s advice to aspiring writers, his thoughts on writing as a craft and an art. It is also a biography of the master of American literature, prepared after the death of Kurt Vonnegut by the writer Susan McConnell, his former student, who was his friend for many years. Vonnegut's witty and caustic recommendations, drawn from his novels, essays, lectures, articles, interviews, and letters, with detailed commentary by Susan McConnell, will inspire anyone who chooses the writing path. They will help you understand what and for whom to write, where to look for stories, and how not to get lost in the whirlpool of creative stupor and fear. "The Reader's Pity" is a useful guide for aspiring authors and a great gift for all fans of Kurt Vonnegut.