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
*Facsimile Dust Jacket
**Custom Dust Jacket