Player Piano (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (novel); Alan Arkin, Sheldon Patinkin (screenwriter)
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About This Item
After his directorial debut with Jules Feiffer's "Little Murders" in 1971, Alan Arkin wrote this adaptation of Vonnegut's legendary science fiction novel and announced plans to direct in the summer of 1972, with Edward Pressman and Burtt Harris producing.
Green titled wrappers. Title page present, with a notation in manuscript pencil of copy No. 8 the initials "N.H." at the top right corner, with credits for screenwriters Arkin and Patinkin and novelist Vonnegut. 182 leaves, mimeograph duplication. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good bound with two gold screw brads.
Synopsis
Player Piano, author Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, was published in 1952. It is a dystopia of automation and capitalism, describing the dereliction they cause in the quality of life. The story takes place in a near-future society that is almost totally mechanized, eliminating the need for human laborers.
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- Seller
- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 131589
- Title
- Player Piano (Original screenplay for an unproduced film)
- Author
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (novel); Alan Arkin, Sheldon Patinkin (screenwriter)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- N.p.
- Place of Publication
- N.p.
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Film Scripts | Films with Literary Sources | Unproduced Films
- Bookseller catalogs
- Film Scripts; Films with Literary Sources; Unproduced Films;
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