Welcome to the Monkey House

Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of 25 short stories written by Kurt Vonnegut, first published in August 1968. The stories range from war-time epics to futuristic thrillers, given with satire and Vonnegut’s unique edge. The stories are often intertwined and convey the same underlying messages on human nature and present society.


First Edition — First Printing

August –1968
(Standard Hardcover*)
Delacorte Publishing


First Edition — Second Printing

September –1968
(Standard Hardcover**)
Delacorte Publishing


UK First Edition

1969
(Standard Hardcover)
Jonathan Cape Publishing


Trade Edition — Second Printing

1968
(Trade Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Sixteenth Printing

April – 1973
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Eighteenth Printing

September – 1973
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Nineteenth Printing

October – 1973
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Twentieth Printing

November – 1973
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Twenty-Second Printing

May – 1974
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Twenty-Third Printing

November – 1974
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


First Edition — Fourth Printing

1974
(Standard Hardcover)
Delacorte Publishing


Mass Market Edition — Twenty-Fourth Printing

February – 1975
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


UK Mass Market Edition — Second Printing

February – 1975
(Mass Market Paperback)
Panther Books


Mass Market Edition — Twenty-Ninth Printing

April – 1977
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


First Edition — Fifth Printing

1979
(Standard Hardcover)
Delacorte Publishing


UK Mass Market Edition — First Printing

1979
(Mass Market Paperback)
Panther Books


Mass Market Edition — Twenty-Ninth Printing

September – 1981
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell Publishing


Limited Hardcover Edition

1981
(Special Hardcover)
The Franklin Library


UK Mass Market Edition — Third Printing

1982
(Mass Market Paperback)
Triad/Granada Publishing


Trade Edition — First Printing

October – 1985
(Trade Paperback)
Delta Trade Paperbacks


Mass Market Edition — Fifty-Fifth Printing

October – 1988
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell (Laurel) Publishing
ISBN-13: 9780440194781
ISBN-10: 0440194784


Mass Market Edition — Fifty-Ninth Printing

October – 1988
(Mass Market Paperback)
Dell (Laurel) Publishing
ISBN-13: 9780440194781
ISBN-10: 0440194784


German Mass Market Edition^Fifty-Ninth Printing

October – 1989
(Mass Market Paperback)
Goldman Verlag Publishing
ISBN-13: 9783442094431
ISBN-10: 3442094437

^Geh Zurück Zu Deiner Lieben Frau Und Seinem Sohn
(Go Back to Your Beloved Wife and Son)
20 of the 25 short stories from Welcome to the Monkey House •


“The Lie”
Drama Adaptation of “The Lie”

1992
(Play Booklet)
Dramatic Publishing
ISBN-13: 9780871291714
ISBN-10: 0871291711


“The Handicapper General”
Drama Adaptation of “Harrison Bergeron”

1993
(Play Booklet)
Dramatic Publishing
ISBN 13: 9780871293459
ISBN 10: 0871293455


Cassette Audiobook

1996
(Cassette Tapes)
Brilliance Corporation / Playboy Audio


Trade Edition — Sixth Printing

October – 1998
(Trade Paperback)
Delta Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780385333504
ISBN-10: 0385333501


Trade Edition — Eighth Printing

October – 1998
(Trade Paperback)
Delta Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780385333504
ISBN-10: 0385333501


Trade Edition — Eleventh Printing

October – 1998
(Trade Paperback)
Delta Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780385333504
ISBN-10: 0385333501


Trade Edition — Fourteenth Printing

October – 1998
(Trade Paperback)
Delta Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780385333504
ISBN-10: 0385333501


Compact Disc Audiobook

2006
(Audiobook CD)
HarperCollins / Caedmon Media


Trade Edition — Thirty-Fourth Printing

2010
(Trade Paperback)
Dial Press Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780385333504
ISBN-10: 0385333501


Special Trade Edition — Fifth Printing

April – 2014
(Trade Paperback)
Dial Press Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13: 9780812993608
ISBN-10: 0812993608


Romania Trade Edition

2019
(Trade Paperback)
Raftul Denisei / Humanitas Fiction
ISBN-13: 9786067794564


UK Trade Edition — Second Printing

2021
(Trade Paperback)
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13: 9781784879594


*Facsimile Dust Jacket
**Custom Dust Jacket