Welcome to the Monkey House : Stories by Kurt Vonnegut (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100385333501
ISBN-139780385333504
eBay Product ID (ePID)332543

Product Key Features

Book TitleWelcome to the Monkey House : Stories
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Satire, Literary
Publication Year1998
GenreFiction
AuthorKurt Vonnegut
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight8.8 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"He strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."-Charlotte Observer   "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist."-Time "A great artist."-Cincinnati Enquirer, "He strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."-- Charlotte Observer   "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist."-- Time "A great artist."-- Cincinnati Enquirer, "He strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."-- Charlotte Observer "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist."-- Time "A great artist."-- Cincinnati Enquirer, "He strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."- Charlotte Observer   "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer . . . a zany but moral mad scientist."- Time "A great artist."- Cincinnati Enquirer
Dewey Decimal813.5
Synopsis" Kurt Vonnegut] strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."-- The Charlotte Observer Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly , these superb stories share Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. Includes the following stories: "Where I Live" "Harrison Bergeron" "Who Am I This Time?" "Welcome to the Monkey House" "Long Walk to Forever" "The Foster Portfolio" "Miss Temptation" "All the King's Horses" "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" "New Dictionary" "Next Door" "More Stately Mansions" "The Hyannis Port Story" "D.P." "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" "The Euphio Question" "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" "Deer in the Works" "The Lie" "Unready to Wear" "The Kid Nobody Could Handle" "The Manned Missiles" "Epicac" "Adam" "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow", " Kurt Vonnegut strips the flesh from bone and makes you laugh while he does it. . . . There are twenty-five stories here, and each hits a nerve ending."- TheCharlotte Observer Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly , these superb stories share Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision. Includes the following stories- "Where I Live" "Harrison Bergeron" "Who Am I This Time?" "Welcome to the Monkey House" "Long Walk to Forever" "The Foster Portfolio" "Miss Temptation" "All the King's Horses" "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" "New Dictionary" "Next Door" "More Stately Mansions" "The Hyannis Port Story" "D.P." "Report on the Barnhouse Effect" "The Euphio Question" "Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son" "Deer in the Works" "The Lie" "Unready to Wear" "The Kid Nobody Could Handle" "The Manned Missiles" "Epicac" "Adam" "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
LC Classification NumberPS3572.O5

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  • A Classic

    A classic by any definition! One of my all time favorites. Especially love “Who Am I Today?” That piece really defines Vonnegut.

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  • Great collection of Kurt Vonnegut short stories

    Short stories from Kurt Vonnegut. This collection contains Harrison Burgeron which should be read by all high-school students.

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    Nice to add this classic to my library.

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