Next Door
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, David Cooperman
Synopsis
Before the film "Home Alone" there was Vonnegut's "Next Door."
It's a story of Paul Leonard, a nine-year-old boy left at home to deal with is immature big brother, Joe.
Paul also must contend with the constant fighting of the Hargers, his next-door neighbors.
When Joe abandons Paul, the Hargers get in a near murderous fight that only the boy can prevent.
Paul calls for the help of All-Night Sam, the Hargers favorite radio host.
All-Night Sam comes to the rescue, but Paul has wrongly assumed that Mr. Harger is fighting with his wife, creating a comically frightful situation.
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Publication
Next Door is a play written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr and published by Samuel French (1994).
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Dramatic Publishing · 1994 · 22 pp
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