Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 1971 Printing, Bard Books A Novel of Tomorrow, PLAYER PIANO is based on the concerns and needs of today. It is the story of life in llium, New York, where people have been replaced by machines. The computer revolution has conquered man, granting him dreariness and boredom. Dr. Paul Proteus revolts against the new electronic age, and the novel takes a strange, hilarious turn toward an incredible climax. Harper's Magazine has said of Vonnegut, "From the start of his novelistic career to the present Vonnegut has been a man with a unique vision seeking and finally finding the most effective manner of stating it. All pages unmarked except for ownership inscription on first page inside front cover. Some wear to cover including moderate creasing, light chipping to edges, minor bumping to bottom corners. Slight lean to spine.