Conversation so far:
What was Kurt Vonnegut's first novel?
Kurt Vonnegut's first novel, Player Piano, was published by Scribner's.
What is Kurt Vonnegut's first novel Player Piano about?
The novel has a post-Third World War setting, in which factory workers have been replaced by machines.

Question: Was thsi novel a success?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut a success?