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Player Piano

Written by: Kurt Vonnegut
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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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.

As an added bonus, when you purchase our Audible Modern Vanguard production of Kurt Vonnegut's book, you'll also receive an exclusive Jim Atlas interview. This interview – where James Atlas interviews Gay Talese about the life and work of Kurt Vonnegut – begins as soon as the audiobook ends.

©1980 Kurt Vonnegut (P)2008 Audible, Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction Comedy Funny

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"Mr. Vonnegut is a sharp-eyed satirist." ( The New York Times)
"One of the best living American writers." (Graham Greene)

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loved this book.

another amazing Vonnegut offering. Vonnegut keeps hitting home runs. if you are a fan, you ll love it. if you are not a fan, you will be.

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Narration stilted and unnatural

Great book made unbearable (to me) by narration that almost sounds as if it’s being done by a none-too-advanced AI

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Book was full of "meh"

This book was neither good nor bad. Just "meh". The story dragged for some parts, especially the beginning, and it didn't get interesting until the end when all hell broke loose. I'd recommend this as an introduction to Vonnegut, but I wouldn't recommend it as one of his better works.

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