Welcome to the Monkey House

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Welcome to the Monkey House is also an album by The Dandy Warhols.

Welcome to the Monkey House is an assortment of short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in 1968. The stories range from war-time epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut's unique edge. The stories are often inter-twined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature and present society.

The collection wholly includes all but one of the twelve stories in his previous short story collection Canary in a Cathouse. Other short stories Vonnegut wrote during the same time period are collected in a second volume, Bagombo Snuff Box.

The collection includes:

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In 1991, a short-lived television series entitled Welcome to the Monkey House aired on the United States Showtime channel. It was based on Vonnegut's stories and hosted by Vonnegut himself. Details can be found under Welcome to the Monkey House at the Internet Movie Database.

The book inspired an album by the Dandy Warhols, also entitled Welcome to the Monkey House.

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