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1 online resource (1 audio file (19 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Thomas Brown. |
| Summary |
2 B R 0 2 B' is a short story by renowned science fiction writer Kurt Vonnegut. The title is pronounced as "2 B R naught 2 B"; referencing to the famous phrase "to be; or not to be" from William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'. In this story; the title refers to the telephone number one dials to schedule an assisted suicide with the Federal Bureau of Termination. The setting is a society in which aging has been cured; individuals have indefinite lifespans; and population control is used to limit the population of the United States to forty million. This is maintained through a combination of infanticide and government-assisted suicide. In short; in order for someone to be born; someone must first volunteer to die. As a result; births are few and far between; and deaths occur primarily by accident. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
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Action & Adventure |
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Literature.
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Audiobooks
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| Added Author |
Brown, Thomas.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781094283784 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1094283789 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT13384286 |
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