Player Piano

Classic American Literature

Author: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

Alternate cover edition located here.Vonnegut’s 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…..Read More

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