"A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future. "--San Francisco Chronicle 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 supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul's rebellion is vintage Vonnegut--wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Praise for Player Piano "An exuberant, crackling style ... Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma. "--Life "His black logic ... gives us something to laugh about and much to fear. "--The New York Times Book Review