Welcome to the Monkey House
First edition cover
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| Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
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1968 |
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| Pages | 352 pp |
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Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of 25 short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in August 1968. The stories range from war-time epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The stories are often inter-twined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature and present society.
The story "Der Arme Dolmetscher" is listed in the book's copyright notice as being included in this collection, but it was ultimately omitted, and does not appear in any edition of Welcome To The Monkey House. It does appear in Vonnegut's later collection Bagombo Snuff Box.
In 1970 Christopher Sergel adapted the collection of stories into a play, also called Welcome to the Monkey House. The play was staged at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre in 2010. In 1991, a short-lived television series titled Monkey House aired on the United States Showtime channel. It was based on Vonnegut's stories and hosted by Vonnegut himself.
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