Player Piano is the first novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr., published in 1952. The novel depicts a dystopia of automation partly inspired by the author's time working at General Electric, describing the negative impact technology can have on quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is … Visa mer While most Americans were fighting in the third world war, the nation's managers and engineers responded by developing ingenious automated systems that allowed factories to operate with only a few workers. Ten … Visa mer The automation of industry and the effect that it has on society are the predominant themes of Player Piano. It is "a novel about people and … Visa mer Influences In a 1973 interview Vonnegut discussed his inspiration to write the book: I was working for General Electric at the time, right after World War II, and I saw a milling machine for cutting the rotors on jet engines, gas … Visa mer • Brave New World • We • Technological unemployment Visa mer Player Piano displays the beginnings of the idiosyncratic style that Vonnegut developed and employed throughout much of his career. It has … Visa mer This satirical take on industrialization and the rhetoric of General Electric and the big corporations, which discussed arguments very topical in the … Visa mer The science fiction anthologist Groff Conklin reviewed the novel in Galaxy Science Fiction, declaring it "a biting, vividly alive and very effectively understated anti … Visa mer Webb1 mars 2024 · Player Piano is the first novel by American writer Kurt Vonnegut Jr., published in 1952. The novel depicts a dystopia of automation partly inspired by the …

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