Player Piano [With Signed Bookplate Laid In]
by VONNEGUT, JR. Kurt
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation and capitalism, describing the dereliction they cause in the quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers.
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Details
- Seller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24026
- Title
- Player Piano [With Signed Bookplate Laid In]
- Author
- VONNEGUT, JR. Kurt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition
- Publisher
- Charles Scribner's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
- Bookseller catalogs
- Modern Fiction; Fantasy - Lost Race - Science Fiction; Dystopias;
Terms of Sale
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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