Vonneguts first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a super computer and run completely by machines. His rebellion is a wildly funny, darkly satirical look at modern society. n nA funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future.--San Francisco Chronicle n nKurt Vonneguts 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. Pauls rebellion is vintage Vonnegut--wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. n nPraise for Player Piano n nAn exuberant, crackling style . . . Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma.--Life n n His black logic . . . gives us something to laugh about and much to fear.--The New York Times Book Reviewn