An edition of Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works (1950)

Welcome to the monkey house

a collection of short works

Dial Press trade pbk. ed.

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An edition of Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works (1950)

Welcome to the monkey house

a collection of short works

Dial Press trade pbk. ed.

by

  • ★★★★ 4.20 ·
  • 15 Ratings
  • 67 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 26 Have read

A collection of twenty-five short works by the American author written between 1950 and 1968 and originally printed in a wide range of publications including "The Atlantic Monthly," "Esquire," and "Ladies' Home Journal."

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Dial Press Trade Paperbacks
Language
English
Pages
331

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Subjects
American Science fiction, Short stories, American, American Short stories, Fiction, Science fiction, American, Short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author)

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Welcome to the monkey house: a collection of short works
2006, Dial Press Trade Paperbacks
in English - Dial Press trade pbk. ed.
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Welcome to the monkey house
1988, Dell Pub. Co.
in English - Laurel ed.
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Table of Contents

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{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Harrison Bergeron'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Who am I this time?'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Welcome to the monkey house'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Long walk to forever'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The Foster portfolio'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Miss Temptation'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': "All the king's horses"}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': "Tom Edison's shaggy dog"}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'New dictionary'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Next door'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'More stately mansions'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The Hyannis Port story'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'D.P.'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Report on the Barnhouse Effect'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The euphio question'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Go back to your precious wife and son'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Deer in the works'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The lie'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Unready to wear'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The kid nobody could handle'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'The manned missiles'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'EPICAC'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Adam'}
{'level': 0, 'label': '', 'pagenum': '', 'title': 'Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.'}

Edition Notes

A Seymour Lawrence book.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.54
Library of Congress
PS3572.O5 W45 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
331 p. ;
Number of pages
331

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL18433916M
Internet Archive
welcometomonkeyh00vonn
ISBN 10
0385333501
ISBN 13
9780385333504
LCCN
2006283927
OCLC/WorldCat
73692379
Library Thing
816488
Goodreads
4985

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Work Description

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”

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