2 B R 0 2 B: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

2 B R 0 2 B, credited to Kurt Vonnegut, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

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LibriVox recording of 2 B R 0 2 B, by Kurt Vonnegut. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. was a prolific and genre-bending American novelist known for works blending satire, black comedy, and science fiction, such as Slaughterhouse-Five, Cat's Cradle, and Breakfast of Champions. 2 B R 0 2 B is a satiric short story that imagines life (and death) in a future world where aging has been "cured" and population control is mandated and administered by the government. (Summary by Wikipedia and Laurie Anne Walden) This recording is done as a dramatic reading. Characters: Narrator: Denny Sayers Hospital Orderly: Mark F. Smith Painter: Alan Davis-Drake Leora Duncan: Laurie Anne Walden Dr. Hitz: Michael Yard Wehling: Julian Jamison Federal Bureau of Termination hostess: Kara Shallenberg

Recording facts

• Recording title: 2 B R 0 2 B
• Author credits: Kurt Vonnegut
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 1
• Listed recording duration: 22:20

Catalogue topics

• Vonnegut
• science fiction
• short stories
• dramatic reading

Track guide

1. 1 — 22:21

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