Four of Kurt Vonnegut's best dystopian stories, Monkey Business distils his darkly comic vision of the modern world and the cost of trying to engineer a better life.
In a future where everyone is forced to be equal, a gifted teenager dares to rebel. A suburban family discovers a device that delivers perfect happiness. A world frightened of death turns to drugs to slow the march of time. And in a quiet American town, a couple must decide how many children they are willing to raise - for ever.
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
| ISBN: | 9781529983913 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2026 |
| Author: | Kurt Vonnegut |
| Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
| Genres: |
Dystopian and utopian fiction Science fiction: near future Satirical fiction and parodies Narrative theme: Social issues Shorter Reads |
Four of Kurt Vonnegut's best dystopian stories, Monkey Business distils his darkly comic vision of the modern world and the cost of trying to engineer a better life.
In a future where everyone is forced to be equal, a gifted teenager dares to rebel. A suburban family discovers a device that delivers perfect happiness. A world frightened of death turns to drugs to slow the march of time. And in a quiet American town, a couple must decide how many children they are willing to raise - for ever.
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days
Monkey Business features in the following genres: Dystopian and utopian fiction, Science fiction: near future, Satirical fiction and parodies, Narrative theme: Social issues, Shorter Reads
Monkey Business is available in Paperback
Monkey Business was written by Kurt Vonnegut and published by Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House
Monkey Business has 112 pages
Yes it is part of Brief Encounters series
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