Satirical books

A Man in Full is a novel by Tom Wolfe, published in 1998 by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. This 744-page satire portrays a high flying real estate mogul amid the intricate social dynamics of Atlanta, the vibrant capital of the New South. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Man in Full"

A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, having been composed between 1694 and 1697 and published in 1704. It is likely his most difficult satire, and possibly his most masterful. The Tale is a prose parody which is divided up into sections of " digression" and "tale." The "tale" presents a consistent satire of religious excess, while the digressions are a series of parodies of contemporary writing in literature, politics, theology, Biblical exegesis, and medicine. The overarching parody is of enthusiasm, pride, and credulity. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Tale of a Tub"

American Psycho ( 1991) is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis about a young Manhattanite serial killer. A film adaptation was released in 2000. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Psycho"

Animal Farm is a satirical novel (which can also be understood as a modern fable or allegory) by George Orwell, ostensibly about a group of animals who oust the humans from the farm they live on and run it themselves, only to have it corrupted into a brutal tyranny on its own. It was written during World War II and published in 1945, although it was not widely successful until the late 1950s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Animal Farm"

Candide, ou l'Optimisme, ( English: Candide, or Optimism) ( 1759) is a picaresque novel by the Enlightenment philosopher Voltaire. Voltaire never openly admitted to having written the controversial Candide. The work is signed with a pseudonym: "Monsieur le docteur Ralph," literally "Mr. Dr. Ralph." ...more on Wikipedia about "Candide"

Catch-22 is a 1961 novel by American novelist Joseph Heller. It was adapted into a feature film in 1970 ...more on Wikipedia about "Catch-22"

Don Quixote de la Mancha (spelled Don Quijote in modern Spanish) ( ) is a novel by the Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Published in 1605, it is one of the earliest written novels in a modern European language and is considered by some to be the finest book in the Spanish language. ** . Nevertheless, it is almost universally accepted to be the emblematic work of Spanish literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Don Quixote"

National Lampoon's Doon is a parody of Frank Herbert's Dune, written by Ellis Weiner and published in 1984 by Pocket Books ( Simon & Schuster, Inc.) (ISBN 0671541447), and by Grafton Books (ISBN 0586066365) the following year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doon (novel)"

Gridlock is a novel by Ben Elton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gridlock (novel)"

Gulliver's Travels ( 1726, amended 1735) is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. Swift's masterpiece, it is his most celebrated work and one of the indisputable classics of the English language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gulliver's Travels"

Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right is a book of political commentary and satire by comedian and political commentator Al Franken, published in 2003 by Dutton, a subsidiary in the Penguin Group. It was written with the help of a group of fourteen volunteer Harvard students known as "Team Franken." The book's subtitle is an ironic parody of FOX News' tagline " Fair and Balanced". Fox sued Franken over the use of the phrase in a short-lived lawsuit that is frequently credited with increasing the sales of the book. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them"

Lost in the Cosmos, a novel by the late Walker Percy, is a mock self-help book and social satire on the American value of autonomy published in 1983. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lost in the Cosmos"

The novel Main Street by Sinclair Lewis was published in 1920. The novel is set in Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, a fictionalized version of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, Lewis’s hometown. ...more on Wikipedia about "Main Street (novel)"

1985 is a novel written by English writer Anthony Burgess and published in 1978. It is inspired by George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nineteen Eighty-Five"

Nineteen Eighty-Four (or 1984) is an allegorical political novel written by George Orwell. The story takes place in a nightmarish dystopia where the omnipresent State enforces perfect conformity among members of a totalitarian Party through indoctrination, propaganda, fear, and ruthless punishment. The novel introduced the concepts of the ever-present, all-seeing Big Brother, Room 101, the Thought Police, and the bureaucrats' and politicians' language of control, Newspeak. Some commentators have drawn parallels between today's society and the world of 1984, suggesting that we are starting to live in what has become known as Orwellian society. The novel was successful in terms of sales, and has remained one of the most influential books of the 20th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nineteen Eighty-Four"

One of the Guys is an earnestly satirical and picaresque novel by Robert Clark Young, published in 1999, concerning the fantastical adventures of a man posing as a chaplain on a U.S. Navy ship which goes berserk and terrorizes a number of ports in the Far East before the hopelessly alcoholic, sexed-up crew turns on itself in a paroxysm of crossing the line mania, just as the gods are about to intervene by destroying the Subic Bay Naval Base through causing Mount Pinatubo to blow up. ...more on Wikipedia about "One of the Guys"

Oryx and Crake is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It was first published in 2003 and was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction that same year. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oryx and Crake"

Our Dumb Century is a satirical humor book written by the staff of The Onion and published by Three Rivers Press in 1999. The chief editor was Robert Siegel (not the radio journalist of the same name), with specific sections edited by Maria Schneider, John Krewson and Siegel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Our Dumb Century"

Payasos en la lavadora (Clowns in the Washing Machine) is a humourous novel written in Spanish by Spanish Basque film maker Álex de la Iglesia in 1997. It tells the experiences of a bohemian writer during Bilbao's Main Week fiestas. ...more on Wikipedia about "Payasos en la lavadora"

Pictures from an Institution is a novel by American poet Randall Jarrell. It is what one might call an academic satire, focusing on the oddities of academic life, in particular the personal relationships among the characters as well as the varieties of their inner life. The nameless narrator, a Jarrell-like figure who teaches at a women's college called Benton (modeled on a real job Jarrell had at Sarah Lawrence College), makes humorous observations about his students and, especially, fellow academics, in particular the offensively tactless novelist Gertrude. Gertrude, in fact, might best be considered the protagonist of the novel, as it concentrates on her and her emotions. As well, Gertrude is the most dynamic character of the story, experiencing emotional growth in a way that the other characters do not. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pictures from an Institution"

Satyricon, or the Petronii Arbitri Saturicon, is a book of randy and satirical Neroic tales by Petronius Arbiter, of whom little is known. ...more on Wikipedia about "Satyricon" Pure http://www.shortopedia.com. Pure Information Power. Satirical_books

Stark is a novel written by Ben Elton. ...more on Wikipedia about "Stark (novel)"

The Boomer Bible is a book written by R. F. Laird. In structure, the book is based on the Christian Bible, but it is neither a simple parody of the Bible, nor is it sacrilegious specifically toward the Bible or Christianity. Laird described the book as expressing the things we really believe rather than the things we say we believe. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Boomer Bible"

The Good Soldier Švejk (spelled Schweik or Schwejk in many translations, and pronounced /ʃvɛjk/) is the shortened title of the world-famous unfinished novel written by Czech humorist Jaroslav Hašek in 1921-22. It was fully illustrated by Josef Lada after Hašek's death. The original Czech title of the work is Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za světové války, literally ...more on Wikipedia about "The Good Soldier Švejk"

This Other Eden is a novel written by Ben Elton. ...more on Wikipedia about "This Other Eden (novel)" My way is www.shortopedia.com

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