{"product_id":"welcome-to-the-monkey-house-9780812993608","title":"Welcome to the Monkey House","description":"Since its original publication in 1968, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Monkey House\u003c\/i\u003e has been one of Kurt Vonnegut's most beloved works. This special edition celebrates a true master of the short-story form by including multiple variant drafts of what would eventually be the title story. In a fascinating accompanying essay, \"Building the Monkey House: At Kurt Vonnegut's Writing Table,\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enoted Vonnegut scholar Gregory D. Sumner walks readers through Vonnegut's process as the author struggles--false start after false start--to hit upon what would be one of his greatest stories. The result is the rare chance to watch a great writer hone his craft in real time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the following stories: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Where I Live\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Harrison Bergeron\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Who Am I This Time?\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Welcome to the Monkey House\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Long Walk to Forever\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Foster Portfolio\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Miss Temptation\"\u003cbr\u003e\"All the King's Horses\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog\"\u003cbr\u003e\"New Dictionary\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Next Door\"\u003cbr\u003e\"More Stately Mansions\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Hyannis Port Story\"\u003cbr\u003e\"D.P.\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Report on the Barnhouse Effect\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Euphio Question\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Go Back to Your Precious Wife and Son\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Deer in the Works\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Lie\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Unready to Wear\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Kid Nobody Could Handle\"\u003cbr\u003e\"The Manned Missiles\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Epicac\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Adam\"\u003cbr\u003e\"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e's humor, satiric voice, and incomparable imagination first captured America's attention in \u003ci\u003eThe Sirens of Titan\u003c\/i\u003e in 1959 and established him as \"a true artist\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) with \u003ci\u003eCat's Cradle\u003c\/i\u003e in 1963. He was, as Graham Greene declared, \"one of the best living American writers.\" Mr. Vonnegut passed away in April 2007.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618311147794,"sku":"9780812993608","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3979abe6-f263-4fc5-9e68-f297f5fd6d69.jpg?v=1732531300","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/welcome-to-the-monkey-house-9780812993608","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}