Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, “Harrison Bergeron,” was published in 1961 and tells the tale of Harrison, a handsome and gifted intellectually and athletic 14-year-old. Set in the year 2081, the United ...

If you have an old landline telephone in Michigan, one of many outdated regulations requires the phone company to print and deliver a “white pages” directory to your house. In his 1961 short story ...

Kurt Vonnegut’s 1961 short story “Harrison Bergeron” stands apart as one of dystopian literature’s most poignant works, making up for its brevity in striking social commentary. The tale is set in the ...