The early stories of the great Vonnegut. Stories in which, at the time — back when he was young and an aspiring writer — he was still only beginning to find his unique style. Already truly “Vonnegut-like” humor — flying, sarcastic, almost surreal. However, the plots and style of these stories are still tied to the classic “New York school,” so beloved by intellectual readers of the mid-twentieth century — and still retaining its direct and subtle charm to this day.