Player Piano : A Novel

“A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future.”— San Francisco Chronicle Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut—wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Praise for Player Piano “An exuberant, crackling style . . . Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma.” — Life “His black logic . . . gives us something to laugh about and much to fear.” — The New York Times Book Review Player Piano, Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation and capitalism, describing the dereliction they cause in the quality of life. The near-future society is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers. This widespread mechanization creates conflict between the wealthy upper class-- the engineers and managers who keep society running-- and the lower class, whose skills and purpose in society have been replaced by machines. -- adapted from info in a previous edition Kurt Vonneguts first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Pauls rebellion is vintage Vonnegutwildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Alternate cover edition (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25848915-player-piano) here Vonnegut's first novel, an unforgiving portrait of an automated and totalitarian future, was published in 1952. A human revolt against the machines which control life was arranged by the machines themselves to prove the futility of such resistance. Visionary and unrelenting, this is felt by some critics to be Vonnegut's best and most original novel Vonnegut's First Novel Spins The Chilling Tale Of Engineer Paul Proteus, Who Must Find A Way To Live In A World Dominated By A Super Computer And Run Completely By Machines. Paul's Rebellion Is Vintage Vonnegutwildly Funny, Deadly Serious, And Terrifyingly Close To Reality. Kurt Vonnegut. Delta Book.--t.p. Verso. Kurt Vonnegut?s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul?s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut?wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. From the Trade Paperback edition SUMMARY: Vonneguts first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Pauls rebellion is vintage Vonnegutwildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut - wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Vonnegut's first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. His rebellion is a wildly funny, darkly satirical look at modern society ILIUM, NEW YORK, is divided into three parts.