Harrison Bergeron

"Harrison Bergeron"
Short story by Kurt Vonnegut
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Dystopia, science fiction, political fiction, satire
Publication
Published inThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Publication typePeriodical
Media typePrint (magazine)
Publication date1961

"Harrison Bergeron" is a satirical dystopian science-fiction short story by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, first published in October 1961. Originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, the story was republished in the author's Welcome to the Monkey House collection in 1968.