2 B R 0 2 B

by Kurt Vonnegut

Overview

2 B R 0 2 B is the famous science fiction short story by Kurt Vonnegut, originally published in the digest magazine If: Worlds of Science Fiction, January 1962. The title is pronounced "2 B R naught 2 B", referencing the famous phrase "to be, or not to be" from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. In this story, the title refers to the telephone number one dials to schedule an assisted suicide with the Federal Bureau of Termination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781926487847
Publisher:	David Rehak
Publication date:	10/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	150 KB

About the Author

Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922 - 2007) was an American writer. In a career spanning over 50 years, Vonnegut published 14 novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. He is most famous for his darkly satirical, best-selling novel Slaughterhouse-Five (1969).

Date of Birth:

November 11, 1922

Date of Death:

April 2007

Place of Birth:

Indianapolis, Indiana

Place of Death:

New York, New York

Education:

Cornell University, 1940-42; Carnegie-Mellon University, 1943; University of Chicago, 1945-47; M.A., 1971