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A MASTERFUL COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE SHORT STORIES FROM THE INIMITABLE AUTHOR OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5, KURT VONNEGUT

'Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer...a zany but moral mad scientist' Time

A diabolical government asserts control by eliminating orgasms. A scientist discovers the secret to unlocking instant happiness, with unexpected consequences. In an America where everyone is equal every which way, a tennage boy plans to overthrow the system.

Welcome to the Monkey House gathers together twenty-five of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories from the 1950s and 1960s. Shot through with Vonnegut's singular humour, wit and bewilderment at humanity, this is a collection that celebrates a true master of short-form fiction.



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A joyous ragbag of a collection * Observer *
After Vonnegut, everything else seems a bit tame * Spectator *
One of the master alchemists of modern American fiction * Sunday Times *
A cool writer, at once throwaway and passionate and very funny * Financial Times *
A brilliant wacky ideas-monger * Guardian *

Welcome to the Monkey House

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage Classics
      Published 1 July 2021
      ISBN-13 9781784877033
      978-1784877033
      ISBN-10 1784877034
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      Fiction Anthologies & Short Stories Dystopian & Alternative History Fiction Science Fiction Sci-Fi Books by Kurt Vonnegut

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A MASTERFUL COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE SHORT STORIES FROM THE INIMITABLE AUTHOR OF SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5, KURT VONNEGUT

      'Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr Caligari and Flash Gordon compounded into one writer...a zany but moral mad scientist' Time

      A diabolical government asserts control by eliminating orgasms. A scientist discovers the secret to unlocking instant happiness, with unexpected consequences. In an America where everyone is equal every which way, a tennage boy plans to overthrow the system.

      Welcome to the Monkey House gathers together twenty-five of Kurt Vonnegut's short stories from the 1950s and 1960s. Shot through with Vonnegut's singular humour, wit and bewilderment at humanity, this is a collection that celebrates a true master of short-form fiction.



      Trade Review
      A joyous ragbag of a collection * Observer *
      After Vonnegut, everything else seems a bit tame * Spectator *
      One of the master alchemists of modern American fiction * Sunday Times *
      A cool writer, at once throwaway and passionate and very funny * Financial Times *
      A brilliant wacky ideas-monger * Guardian *

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