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While Mortals Sleep

First edition
Author	Kurt Vonnegut
Cover artist	Kurt Vonnegut
Language	English
Publisher	Delacorte Press
Publication date	2011
Publication place	United States
Pages	272
ISBN	978-0-385-34373-2
Preceded by	Look at the Birdie

While Mortals Sleep is a collection of fifteen previously unpublished short stories by Kurt Vonnegut, and one that was previously published, released on January 25, 2011. It is the third posthumously published Kurt Vonnegut book, the first being Armageddon in Retrospect, the second being Look at the Birdie. The book begins with a foreword by Dave Eggers. Illustrations by Vonnegut himself appear throughout.

Contents

1. "Jenny"
2. "The Epizootic"
3. "Hundred-Dollar Kisses"
4. "Guardian of the Person"
5. "With His Hand on the Throttle"
6. "Girl Pool"
7. "Ruth"
8. "While Mortals Sleep" (previously published in 1952 as "Christmas Contest")
9. "Out, Brief Candle"
10. "Tango"
11. "Bomar"
12. "The Man Without No Kiddleys"
13. "Mr. Z"
14. "$10,000 a Year, Easy"
15. "Money Talks"
16. "The Humbugs"

References

1. Sheehan, William (February 15, 2011). "Book review: 'While Mortals Sleep' by Kurt Vonnegut". Washington Post. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
2. Hopley, Claire (April 1, 2011). "BOOK REVIEW: 'While Mortals Sleep'". The Washington Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
3. Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. (December 1952). "Christmas Contest". Farm Journal. 76 (12): 34–35, 101–107.

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