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Title: Welcome to the Monkey House Title Record # 70680
Author: Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Date: 1968-01-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1968 Welcome to the Monkey House [as by Kurt Vonnegut]
Year Language Title
1970ⓘTranslated by either Maria Teresa Guasti, Tito Lana Popi or Sandro Sandrelli
 Italian Benvenuti alla casa delle scimmie
1971ⓘTranslated by Olov Jonason
 Swedish Välkommen till aphuset [as by Kurt Vonnegut]
1971ⓘTranslated by Mark Carpentier Alting
 Dutch Welkom op de apenrots
1971ⓘTranslated by Barbara Scriba-Sethe and Peter Lessing (though this reprint credits Kurt Wagenseil, who didn't this particular translation, according to the credits in <i>Geh zurück zu deiner lieben Frau und deinem Sohn</i>)
 German Willkommen im Affenhaus
1971ⓘTranslated by Barbara Scriba-Sethe and Peter Lessing (some reprints credit Kurt Wagenseil, who didn't this particular translation, according to the credits in <i>Geh zurück zu deiner lieben Frau und deinem Sohn</i>)
 German Willkommen im Affenhaus [as by Kurt Vonnegut]
1985ⓘTranslated by Jacques Ploanis
 French Bienvenue au pavillon des singes [as by Kurt Vonnegut]
1985ⓘTranslated by Damir Žugec
 Croatian Dobro došli u kavez s majmunima
1999ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni
 Italian Benvenuta nella gabbia delle scimmie

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Playboy, January 1968 1968-01-00 ed. Editors of Playboy        
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
 mag  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1968-08-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delacorte Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1968-09-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delacorte Press  
$5.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Paul Bacon Checkmark
Playboy's Stories of the Sinister & Strange 1969-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press BA0124
$0.95?$: US dollar
 v+
217
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Gilbert Stone Checkmark
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 1969-05-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 91352
$0.95?$: US dollar
 380
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth John Schoenherr Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1969-05-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Jonathan Cape 0-224-61647-1   xiv+
298
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll  
World's Best Science Fiction 1969 1969-09-00 ed. Terry Carr, Donald A. Wollheim Ace Books / SFBC (World's Best Science Fiction #5) 1908   381
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-00-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delta  
$1.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
298
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-01-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-03-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-05-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-05-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1970-10-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
The Fiend 1971-00-00 ed. Editors of Playboy Playboy Press 16122
$0.75?$: US dollar
 192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Roger Hane Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1971-03-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1971-03-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1971-06-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1971-08-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1971-10-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1972-00-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Panther 0-586-03701-2
£0.40?£: UK pound
 285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1972-02-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1972-08-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$0.95?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1973-04-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$1.25?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Past, Present, and Future Perfect 1973-08-00 ed. Gregory Fitz Gerald, Jack C. Wolf Fawcett Premier M606
$0.95?$: US dollar
 544
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 anth Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1973-11-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$1.25?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1975-12-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$1.50?$: US dollar
 xi+
308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1976-00-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Panther 0-586-03701-2
£0.75?£: UK pound
 285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1976-10-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 9478
$1.95?$: US dollar
 308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1979-00-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Triad Panther 0-586-03701-2
£0.95?£: UK pound
 285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
The Treasury of American Short Stories 1981-00-00 ed. Nancy Sullivan Doubleday 0-385-17139-0   xx+
748
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1983-01-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 0-440-19478-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
 308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1985-10-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delta 0-385-29127-2
$9.95?$: US dollar
 xv+
298
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll  
The Treasury of American Short Stories 1990-00-00 ed. Nancy Sullivan Dorset Press 0-88029-512-0   xx+
748
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 1991-11-00 Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dell 0-440-19478-4
$5.99?$: US dollar
 308
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
 coll Gene Greif  
The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow 1994-00-00 ed. Thomas K. Parkes State Street Press 0-681-64687-X   xvii+
1003
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The American Short Story: A Treasury of the Memorable and Familiar by the Great American Writers from Washington Irving to Saul Bellow 1994-00-00 ed. Thomas K. Parkes Galahad Books 0-88365-873-9   xvii+
1003
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth  
The Best of Playboy Fiction, V. 2 1996-10-01 ed. uncredited Playboy Audio 1-56740-502-9
$16.95?$: US dollar
  
audio cassette?Cassette tape
 anth  
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1998-05-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism 0-06-105288-4
$23.00?$: US dollar
 469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl D. Galian Checkmark
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1998-09-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism / SFBC 18288
$12.50?$: US dollar
 469
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 anth Carl D. Galian  
Welcome to the Monkey House 1998-10-00 Kurt Vonnegut Delta 0-385-33350-1
$11.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
331
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Gene Greif  
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction 1999-02-00 ed. Alice K. Turner HarperPrism 0-06-107342-3
$16.00?$: US dollar
 469
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth Carl D. Galian Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House 2007-12-18 Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press 978-0-307-42344-3
$8.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House 2008-06-26 Kurt Vonnegut Paw Prints 978-1-4395-0065-1
$23.00?$: US dollar
 331
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 coll Gene Greif  
Welcome to the Monkey House 2010-00-00 Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press 978-0-385-33350-4
$17.00?$: US dollar
 xvi+
331
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Checkmark
Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories, 1963-1973 2011-06-02 Kurt Vonnegut The Library of America (The Library of America #216) 978-1-59853-098-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
 854
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Welcome to the Monkey House 2011-08-22 Kurt Vonnegut RosettaBooks 978-0-7953-1909-9
$8.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll  
Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition 2014-04-08 Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press (Dial Press Trade Paperbacks) 978-0-8129-9360-8
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
394
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Andy Fry  
Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition 2014-04-08 Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press 978-0-8129-9361-5
$9.99?$: US dollar
  
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
 coll Andy Fry  
Kurt Vonnegut: The Complete Novels 2016-09-20 Kurt Vonnegut The Library of America (The Library of America) 978-1-59853-509-9
$145.00?$: US dollar
 3317
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni  
Welcome to the Monkey House date unknown Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Delta 0-440-59434-0
$2.75?$: US dollar
 298
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Checkmark
The Granta Book of the American Short Story date unknown ed. Richard Ford (US) Granta Books & Penguin 0-14-014032-8
£8.99?£: UK pound
 xxii+
710
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 anth  
Welcome to the Monkey House date unknown Kurt Vonnegut Delta 0-385-33350-1
$11.95?$: US dollar
 xvi+
331
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Gene Greif Checkmark
Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories 1963-1973 date unknown Kurt Vonnegut The Library of America (The Library of America #216) 978-1-59853-098-8
$35.00?$: US dollar
 852
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
 omni Bryan Wharton Checkmark
Welcome to the Monkey House: The Special Edition date unknown Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press (Dial Press Trade Paperbacks) 978-0-8129-9360-8
$18.00?$: US dollar
 xviii+
394
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
 coll Andy Fry Checkmark
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