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| Short Stories, Plays, Movies, & TelevisionShort StoriesBy 1966, Vonnegut had written over fifty short stories. His first was published in 1950:"Report on the Barnhouse Effect"Vonnegut's first published story, published in the February 11, 1950 edition of Collier's magazine."EPICAC"Read the complete text on the Internet!Canary in a Cat HousePublished in 1961, a collection of several short stories.Welcome to the Monkey HousePublished in 1968, a collection of several short stories. This book contains all of the short stories found in Canary ina Cat House, except one, plus a few other stories. One of the included stories is "Harrison Bergeron," which can be read here.PlaysHappy Birthday, Wanda JuneThis ran from October 7, 1970 to November 15, 1970 Off-Broadway at the Theater De Lys, before moving to the Edison Theatre, where itran until March 14, 1971.God Bless You, Mr. RosewaterThis musical adaptation of Vonnegut's novel was produced by his daughter Edith.Movies and TelevisionHappy Birthday, Wanda JuneThis novel was adapted as a movie after it was reduced as a play.Slaughterhouse-FiveReleased in 1972, it was directed by George Roy Hill and it brought Vonnegut wide attention. Vonnegut said of the movie, "I drool and cackle every time I watch that film because it is so harmonious with what I felt when I wrote the book."Between Time and TimbuktuAn adaptation of several short stories produced for public television in 1972.Slapstick of Another KindThis film version of Slapstick was produced as a feature film in 1984.Monkey HouseA trilogy of adaptations of his short stories "Next Door," "The Euphio Question," and "All the King's Men." It aired on Showtime May 12, 1991.Harrison BergeronAnother adaption of a short story of the same name produced for Showtime in 1995. |