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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 super computer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut--wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.

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Player Piano 2015, Audible Studios on Brilliance

ISBN-13: 9781501277252

MP3 format

 Player Piano 2011, Audio Holdings

ISBN-13: 9781617076602

Unknown binding
Player Piano 1999, Dial Press, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780385333788

Trade paperback

 Player Piano 1974, Laurel Press, New York

ISBN-13: 9780440170372

Mass-market paperback
Player Piano 1973, Grafton, London

ISBN-13: 9780586026625

Paperback

 Player Piano 1972, Delta

ISBN-13: 9780385287975

Trade paperback
Player Piano 1971, Delacorte Press

ISBN-13: 9780440069881

Hardcover

All Editions of Player Piano

Player Piano

2015, MP3 format

ISBN-13:

9781501277252

Player Piano

2011, Other

ISBN-13:

9781617076602

Player Piano

1999, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780385333788

Player Piano

1974, Mass-market paperback

ISBN-13:

9780440170372

Player Piano

1973, Paperback

ISBN-13:

9780586026625

Player Piano

1972, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780385287975

Player Piano

1971, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9780440069881

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Worth G

Jan 4, 2012

Time to read it again...

I remember being very impressed by this book when I first read it, 30 or 40 years ago. The basis of the plot is that, due to the high productivity of the industrial society, only a small number of people are needed to produce everything the society needs. This sounds ideal, but it isn't - in the book only a few benefit, and the majority are a permanent, impoverished underclass. Since we have now reached the point where the productivity of human society is high enough that Vonnegut's prescient view is close to becoming reality, I thought I should read the book again. But I'm in the middle of one that I need to finish first....

Dabear

Sep 2, 2007

1952 Futureshock

When Kurt Vonnegut speculated about an automation-dominated future, he did not foresee the feminist movement, the omnipresence of computers, and the cyber-revolution. But the human questions remain. What makes life worth living? Are productivity, efficiency, and financial security enough, or do we need to sacrifice them to make room for more meaningful goals? If we don't like the way our society is going, how do we start changing it? Can we make a difference?

Vonnegut's style is compelling, and kept me going after a relatively slow beginning. The absurdities of human nature enlivened what could have been a terminally depressing book.

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