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| Author | Kurt Vonnegut Jr. |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Charles Scribner's Sons |
Publication date | August 18, 1952[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 296 |
| 813.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3572.O5 |
Player Piano is the debut novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr., published in 1952. The novel depicts a dystopia of automation partly inspired by the author's time working at General Electric, describing the negative impact technology can have on quality of life.[2] The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers. The 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the engineers and managers, who keep society running, and the lower class, whose skills and purpose in society have been replaced by machines. The book uses irony and sentimentality, which were to become hallmarks developed further in Vonnegut's later works.[2]
- ^ "Books Published Today". The New York Times. August 18, 1952. p. 15.
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