# Welcome to the Monkey House

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- Book: [Welcome to the Monkey House](https://www.bookquiver.com/kurt-vonnegut/welcome-to-the-monkey-house) ([Welcome to the Monkey House.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/kurt-vonnegut/welcome-to-the-monkey-house.md))
- Authors: [Kurt Vonnegut](https://www.bookquiver.com/kurt-vonnegut)
- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-17-8487-703-3
- Pages: 320
- Published: 2021-07-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

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 teenage 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.