Welcome to the Monkey House - R Author:Kurt, Jr. Vonnegut WELCOME TO THE MONKEY HOUSE is a collection of stories and essays first appearing as magazine articles in Atlantic, Esquire and Playboy. Vonnegut was uncertain about their reception in book form, prompting this statement in the preface: "The contents of this book are samples of work I sold in order to finance the writing of the novels. Here one ... more »finds the fruits of free enterprise." The stories are much better than that -- stretching "funny" beyond the normal bounds of humor.« less