- Short story
The year is 2053. The Second American Revolution has been won and equality has finally been achieved-- by making the entire population middle-of-the-road! Everybody is average-- except for Harrison Bergeron.
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Contemporary, classical in form, plot-driven and bleak.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- warmbleak
- contemplativerelentless
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- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut
- First published
- 1961
- Publisher
- Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
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“The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was an American novelist who wrote works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as [*Slaughterhouse-Five* (1969)][1], [*Cat's Cradle* (1963)][2], and [*Breakfast of Champions* (1973)][3]. He was known for his humanist beliefs as well as being honorary president of the American Humanist Association. He is widely considered one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century. [1]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98474W/Slaughterhouse-Five [2]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98482W/Cat's_Cradle [3]: https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98488W/Breakfast_of_Champions
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