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Player Piano

A Novel

Kurt Vonnegut

Written by
Kurt Vonnegut
Read by
Christian Rummel
Length
11 hrs 15 min
Publisher
Random House Audio
Released
2026-09-15

Shelved under

Genre FictionLiterary FictionSatire

What it is

“A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future.”—San Francisco Chronicle

Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut—wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality.

Praise for Player Piano

“An exuberant, crackling style . . . Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma.”—Life

“His black logic . . . gives us something to laugh about and much to fear.”—The New York Times Book Review

On the charts

Last charted September 27, 2026. Its best position was 1 on New releases in Comedy & Humor, reached September 21, 2026. Seen on 2 charts over 12 days of readings, the first on September 8, 2026.

1 5 1 September 17, 2026 September 27, 2026 September 17, 2026 — position 3September 21, 2026 — position 1September 22, 2026 — position 3September 23, 2026 — position 3September 24, 2026 — position 4September 25, 2026 — position 5September 26, 2026 — position 5September 27, 2026 — position 4
New releases in Comedy & Humor — position by day.
ChartBestDaysLast seen
Comedy & Humor
New releases 1 8 days September 27, 2026
Bestsellers 8 1 day September 17, 2026

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