Satirical fiction and parodies Books

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Yuki Yamimoto has a problem with billionaires. If only she wasn't stuck in a luxury resort with one billionaire in particular!Yuki agrees to be her friend Sinead's bridesmaid at her second wedding in a heartbeat. She's a flight attendant and used to...

This is a dictionary of fatuous, desipient daffynitions. An 'A' to Zed of paronomasia. Another of the many wordbooks that tell stories or drive the imagination through word play; another wordbook in likeness to those authored of an earlier dictionary...

Salvation lies in the Internet.Will the ghosts of the long-dead-and newly passed-take their place on social media, allowing them to remain in contact with the world? Can these ghosts be convinced to do the unthinkable?One man searches the world, driven...

It is the sixties in the century of middlemen. Meet the cast: Rusty Conway, Chief Public Relations Officer of U.V.I, a company whose dress fabrics, manufactured from sand and saltpetre, have an unfortunate tendency to explode; Serena Scott-Buttery,...

A Planta Carnívora é a continuação do romance O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada do mesmo autor. Nesta segunda parte, Marco Túlio Ferreira, professor universitário, abandona a família e vai viver sozinho. A ex-esposa reconhece que a separação, baseada num...

A Porca é a continuação de A Planta Carnívora, romance que faz parte da série de ficção de José Leon Machado iniciada com O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada, cujo cenário é a vida académica. Nesta terceira parte, Marco Túlio Ferreira cimenta a sua relação...

"Breaking Stupid" is a sidesplitting compendium of interconnected comedic tales that revolve around the uproarious escapades of the Tramp family. As they relentlessly chase riches through increasingly absurd schemes, their journey takes them from...

O Cavaleiro da Torre Inclinada, com o subtítulo de "Cenas da Vida Académica", conta as aventuras de um professor a trabalhar numa hipotética universidade portuguesa. Os académicos são, como ele próprio refere, os novos cavaleiros da era moderna. Assim...

Racism, prejudice, commodified spirituality-in this absurdist satire, Merlin Franco takes potshots at the maladies plaguing South and Southeast Asia"...a Hunter S Thompson for the 21st Century. Perfect for people who hated Eat Pray Love."-Hannah Hill,...

Počuj, mesto! Počuj hlas obyčajných ľudí! Kto to volá? Biblický prorok Micheáš? Alebo dnešný Jeremiáš, ktorý ťažko nesie šikanovanie súčasných byrokratov a...

Two couples prepare for a simple dinner. The hosts, Maziar and Lisa Afshari, do some last-minute tidying of their mansion in the Pacific Palisades. Their guests, Cyrus and Shireen Ghorbani, contemplate whether or not they should bring a pastry. For both...

Das Regenbogen-Archipel mit seinen bunten Inseln lag jahrelang in einem politisch-gesellschaftlich, friedlichen Schlummerschlaf. Plötzlich fällt eine neue Krankheit über die Bewohner her und versetzt sie in Schrecken und Panik: die Zackenwurm-Infektion!...

Walter Wemmer serviert ein spezielles Menü: Saftige Alltagsgeschichten, gewürzt mit einem Schuss Zynismus, garniert mit jeder Menge Humor.Beipackzettel von Medikamenten werden ebenso satirisch analysiert, wie Hundekommandos, Kaffee-und Werbefahrten,...

À la suite d'un concours de circonstances aussi absurde qu'inexorable, un politicien de second plan se retrouve propulsé à la présidence de la République française. Les conséquences de cet évènement seront aussi inattendues que grandioses et même,...

High Shelf is a monthly collection of poetry, art, photography, and satire from around the world, collected and curated in Portland, Oregon. High Shelf XXIV (November 2020) contains 80+ pages of world-class poetry, art, photography, and satire. High...

A Tale of Passion, Perseverance, and Missing MeatloafDr. Robert Chudinski, an idealistic academic, is fresh out of his doctoral program, when he accepts a position at Eastern Wisconsin University. Dr. Chudinski believes he will finally have the...

Books are dangerousPeople in Blanow think that books are dangerous: they fill your head with drivel, make poor firewood and cannot be eaten (even in an emergency). This book is about Howul. He sees things differently: fires are dangerous; people are...

Set among the mansions and tennis clubs of Surrey's richest suburb, The Savoy Truffle is a darkly comic drama that evokes an era when Mod gear was fab, the Shorty Nightie shocking, the coffee frothy, and a new Beatles' single brought hysteria to the...

After the Woke Party defeats the Bigot Party in a presidential election, the United States of America transforms into the nation of Nomanistan. Ruled by the Queen of Victimhood, the Council Unpacking New Truth, and the Blue-Haired Guard, Nomanistan...

This the comic novel, told in epistolary fashion as a sequence of exchanged letters, presents pornographer “Guy LaDouche” retreating to the wilderness with the hope of solitude and concentration to write his next book under a looming deadline...

Stories that “belong to a world that has been shaped not only by Asimov and Heinlein but also by Borges, Pynchon and Barthelme” (The New York Times).In IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, as with much of his work, author George Alec Effinger straddles the...

A satirical novel that skewers the cultural insensitivity and arrogance of American tourists visiting France. The book follows a group of American travelers as they bumble their way through a series of misadventures, earning the exasperation and contempt...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

AN IRREVERENT, LIBERAL, TWISTY, TIME TRAVEL COMEDY! What if you could make a change to history that would eliminate the Spanish Inquisition, American slavery, World War II, global warming, and an egomaniacal US president who thought he was smart...

This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's classic comedy play THE MAGNETIC LADY. Reading this retelling first will make reading the original play much easier to understand. I would like to see my retellings of classic literature used in...

Wag & Scally in White House Skuldoggery is a non-PC® rated adventure that takes place between the United Kingdog and the United States of Ameridog, and includes an array of conspiracies - such as the Kennedy assassination; the dark side of the moon;...

Manifesto The Great comes from a dynasty of leaders who treat women like breeding machines. When his forefather dies, he must take over as leader, but will he be able to control the women? Planet Hy Man is a planet as pure as a baby's belly button...

Dick Symes leads a cast of Dickensian characters in this rollicking magic-tinged tale. After cavorting with strange beings from the 27th Dimension and inheriting an empowering object, the hero leads a campy caper to the town of Windleroot and its various...

This is a story that may be true, partially true, or not true at all.But it still definitely happened.An eclectic blend of experiences from the New Jersey Shop 'NBag, a supermarket at the Jersey Shore, The Legend of Dave Bradley celebrates the...

Professor Soren Pafko has made a life and career out of lying, conniving, manipulating, and abusing everyone in his path. So far, it's working great: he's Chair of his College's Department of Comparative Literature; he's leader of the local chapter of...

ENTERING THE FINAL FRONTIER of economic mobility, Shane scores a job in tech. They merge a massively multi-player online video game with an investment fund to buy up property after the Cascadia earthquake. The founders are betting on disaster and as...

Average Americans were told, "You will own nothing, and be happy." They are not happy, but now they have nothing, so have nothing left to lose. But what to do? A mysterious 'Corn King' proves to be the catalyst. The 'Corn King' explains how...

When a person is elected to political office and wants more than what he or she currently has, the individual will probably say something like, "For too long human beings have been shut out from the riches hoarded by selfish people who worship no...

This volume contains Stephen Leacock's collection of short stories, "Winsome Winnie And Other New Nonsense Novels" (first published in 1920). These wonderful and comical tales will appeal to fans of Leacock's work, and would make for worthy additions to...

In the form of a biography, the reader follows a fictional friend of Street named 'Tubby'. Street offers an apology at the start for the lack of life that Tubby has had and how the reader will not be interested in any of it. The book highlights the...

Ce livre est une satire du roman gothique populaire du XVIIIe siècle. L'auteur, Laurent Bordelon, raconte l'histoire de M. Oufle, un jeune homme qui devient obsédé par les livres sur la magie et l'occulte. Cela le conduit à imaginer des monstres et des...

Dieses Buch ist eine Sammlung von Kurzgeschichten und Satiren aus der Zeit des deutschen Kaiserreichs. Mit Witz und Ironie kritisiert der Autor das politische System und die gesellschaftlichen Verhältnisse seiner Zeit. Auch heute noch lesenswert.This...

This satirical novel follows the lives of a wealthy family during the early 20th century. Harry Leon Wilson skewers the excesses and follies of the upper classes with his witty prose and incisive social commentary. The novel's themes of greed, ambition,...

A satirical novel about the women's rights movement in America, written by the hugely popular humorist Marietta Holley. Using her trademark wit and humor, Holley explores the challenges faced by women in the 19th century and advocates for their full...