WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE
Since its original publication in 1968, Welcome to the Monkey House has been one of Kurt Vonnegut's most beloved works. This special edition celebrates a true master of the short-story form by including multiple variant drafts of what would eventually be the title story. In a fascinating accompanying essay, "Building the Monkey House: At Kurt Vonnegut's Writing Table," noted Vonnegut scholar Gregory D. Sumner walks readers through Vonnegut's process as the author struggles-false start after false start-to hit upon what would be one of his greatest stories. The result is the rare chance to watch a great writer hone his craft in real time.
KURT VONNEGUT
Kurt Vonnegut November 11, 1922 - April 11, 2007 was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. He published 14 novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works over fifty-plus years; further collections have been published since his death.
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VONNEGUT KURT
Kurt Vonnegut 1922-2007 publicó su primera novela en 1952. Desde entonces, y hasta su muerte, su obra no dejó de desconcertar a la crítica «oficial». Incapaces de clasificar al autor que, con su estilo directo, de frases concisas, parágrafos breves y lenguaje sencillo, se atrevía no solo a plantearse las preguntas más trascendentales ¿quiénes somos? ¿de dónde venimos?, etc. , sino a encontrar las respuestas, los sabios lo relegaron al universo menor de la ciencia ficción, «allí donde van a parar los escritores que, además de escribir, saben cómo funciona una nevera», como diría el propio Vonnegut.
