The bibliography of Kurt Vonnegut (1922–2007) includes essays, books and fiction, as well as film and television adaptations of works written by the Indianapolis-born author. Vonnegut began his literary career with science fiction short stories and novels, but abandoned the genre to focus on political writings and painting in his later life.
Novels Title Date NotesPlayer PianoPublished as Utopia 14 in 1954, published again as Player Piano in 1966Nominated for a Hugo AwardMother NightAdapted as a film in 1996Cat's CradleNominated for a Hugo AwardLater adapted as a musical with book and lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken; additional lyrics by Dennis GreenNominated for Nebula and Hugo Awards, adapted as a film in 1972, adapted as a graphic novel in 2020Adapted as a film in 1999Adapted as a film in 1984JailbirdDeadeye DickHocus PocusTimequake
Collections Title Date NotesShort storiesShort stories; contains all but one story from Canary in a CathouseEssays and assorted worksPalm Sunday: An Autobiographical CollageShort stories, essays, and assorted worksNothing Is Lost Save Honor: Two EssaysLimited edition of two essaysFates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical CollageEssays and assorted worksBagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short FictionShort storiesGod Bless You, Dr. KevorkianFictional interviews originally presented as radio monologuesEssaysShort stories and essaysShort storiesWhile Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short FictionShort storiesKurt Vonnegut: The Cornell Sun Years 1941–1943Collection of his writings as editor of his college newspaper; available as Amazon eBookWe Are What We Pretend to Be: The First and Last Works Collection of two previously unpublished novellasSucker's Portfolio: A Collection of Previously Unpublished WritingA collection of previously unpublished worksIf This Isn't Nice, What Is?: Advice to the YoungCommencement speeches
Plays Title Date NotesPenelopeLater revised as Happy Birthday, Wanda June and reprinted in 1970. Adapted as a film in 1971Published in Better Homes and GardensFortitudeOne act, published in Playboy; collected in Human-Machines: An Anthology of Stories About Cyborgs, New York: Vintage, 1975. Adapted in episode five of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HouseHappy Birthday, Wanda June1971RequiemWith music by Edgar David GranaMake Up Your MindMiss TemptationAdapted by David CoopermanL'Histoire du SoldatA reworked libretto that Vonnegut made into a tale about World War II Private Eddie Slovik, the first soldier in the United States military to be executed for desertion since the Civil War.
Short stories Title Date NotesPublished in Worlds of If, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Cosmopolitan, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode three of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Complete StoriesPublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Complete StoriesPublished in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished as a Kindle Single by Rosetta Books, originally written in the 1940s and submitted to McCalls and The Saturday Evening PostPublished in Again, Dangerous Visions, collected in Palm SundayPublished in Galaxy Science Fiction, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House with the title "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"Published in While Mortals SleepPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Complete StoriesPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Cape Cod Compass, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted as the television film Displaced PersonPublished in Esquire, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Complete StoriesPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Collier's Magazine, revised and collected in Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode four of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode two of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Collier's Magazine, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode seven of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in While Mortals SleepCollected in Canary in a Cat House, revised and published again in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted as a television film in 1995; a short film in 2006; and a second short film entitled 2081 in 2009Published in Look at the BirdiePublished in Monocle, with Karla KuskinPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in While Mortals SleepCollected in Welcome to the Monkey House, originally intended for publication in The Saturday Evening Post in 1963, but canceled after the John F. Kennedy assassinationPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House Reprinted in Look at the Birdie.Published in Ladies Home Journal, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Redbook, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Cosmopolitan, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey HouseSerialized on bottles of Denver Public Libation Ale, made by Wynkoop Brewing CompanyPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey House, adapted in episode six of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Welcome to the Monkey House as "Who Am I This Time?", adapted as a film in 1983 and a radio drama in 2008Published in Cosmopolitan, adapted in 1975 for a short film titled Next Door, and, in 1991, adapted in the first episode of the television series Kurt Vonnegut's Monkey HousePublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Cosmopolitan, revised and collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Argosy, collected in Bagombo Snuff Box with the title "A Present for Big Saint Nick"Published in Collier's Weekly, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Complete StoriesPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished individually as an audiobookPublished in Look at the BirdiePublished in Argosy, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in Collier's Weekly, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in The Saturday Evening Post, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxCollected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Cosmopolitan, collected in Bagombo Snuff BoxPublished in Galaxy Science Fiction, collected in Canary in a Cat House and Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in Armageddon in RetrospectPublished in Playboy, collected in Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in While Mortals SleepPublished in While Mortals Sleep
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