Who Am I This Time?
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For the 1982 film adaptation, see Who Am I This Time? (film).
"Who Am I This Time?" | |
Author | Kurt Vonnegut |
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Country | USA |
Language | English |
Published in | Saturday Evening Post, (1st edition) Welcome to the Monkey House |
Publication type | Newspaper (1st edition) |
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Publication date | 1961 |
"Who Am I This Time?" is a short story written by Kurt Vonnegut, published in the Saturday Evening Post in 1961. The story was collected in Vonnegut's famous anthology Welcome To The Monkey House.
[edit] Synopsis
The story centers on a character named Harry Nash, who is an extremely shy and characterless small-town man. However, whenever he takes a part in the local, amateur theater production he becomes the character to an unbelievable extent. Soon Helene Shaw, a recent addition to the town, falls in love with Nash - or with his character in the play.
[edit] Adaptations
- The short story was made in a short television movie in 1982 starring Christopher Walken and Susan Sarandon and directed by Jonathan Demme.
- In 2008 it was adapted into a radio play for BBC Radio 4 starring Lou Hirsch, Kerry Shale, Joanne Froggatt and Maureen Lipman.
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