In a world where aging is eradicated and lifespans are indefinite, a strict population control system limits the U.S. population to forty million through voluntary death. This society boasts the absence of crime, poverty, and disease, creating an idyllic yet unsettling environment. Births are rare, occurring only when someone chooses to die. The story explores the consequences of such a utopia, where life is meticulously curated, and even art reflects the surreal perfection of existence. The interplay of life and death raises profound questions about humanity and choice.
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Kurt Vonnegut was an American novelist, satirist, and graphic artist whose works masterfully blend satire, black comedy, and science fiction. His signature unadorned writing style, influenced by his reporting work, coupled with personal experiences from World War II, particularly the bombing of Dresden, shaped his unique literary voice. Vonnegut's writing, often drawing on his native Indianapolis, is characterized by its acerbic wit and scope, giving rise to the term "Vonnegutian." A self-proclaimed humanist and socialist, his fiction frequently explores societal and philosophical themes with penetrating irony.



- 2011
- 2011
The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut, Science Fiction, Literary
- 22 pages
- 1 hour of reading
A short story by Kurt Vonnegut originally written in 1953. It was first published in Galaxy Science Fiction magazine in January 1954. The title is the protagonist's euphemism for dying.
- 1975