2 B R 0 2 B

Vonnegut, Kurt, 1922-2007

About this book

"2 B R 0 2 B" by Kurt Vonnegut is a science fiction short story published in 1962. In a future where aging has been cured and lifespans are indefinite, the population is strictly controlled at forty million. For someone to be born, someone else must volunteer to die. At a Chicago hospital, a man awaits the birth of triplets but faces an impossible choice. The story explores the dark consequences of a seemingly perfect world.

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Author
Vonnegut, Kurt, 1922-2007
Reading level
A2 · Elementary
Language
English

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