satirical literature

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satirical literature

Slaughterhouse-five, or, The children's crusade

a duty-dance with death
2023
[A] graphic novel adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, . . . faithfully presented in which Billy Pilgrim's journey is at once a farcical look at the horror and tragedy of war where children are placed on the frontlines and die . . . , and a moving examination of what it means to be fallibly human.

Brave new world

2017
A satirical novel about the utopia of the future, a world in which babies are decanted from bottles and the great Ford is worshipped.

Rebeli?n en la granja

2021
A political satire in which the animals take over running the farm, but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.

Hits & misses

stories
2018
"A collection inspired by a former Saturday Night Live writer's real experiences in Hollywood, chronicling the absurdity of fame and the humanity of failure in a world dominated by social media influencers and reality TV stars"--OCLC.

Animal farm

the graphic novel
2020
A graphic novel adaptation of George Orwell's "Animal Farm" a political satire in which the animals take over running the farm but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.

The Every

2021
"When the world's largest search engine/social media company, The Circle, merges with the planet's dominant e-commerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous-and, oddly enough, most beloved-monopoly ever known: 'The Every'"--Provided by publisher.

Fahrenheit 451 =

[Hua shi 451 du]
2019
A book burning official in a future fascist state finds out that books are a vital part of a culture he never knew, and he decides to pursue reading, until he is betrayed.

Fahrenheit 451

2020
In a society in which books are outlawed, Guy Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary school teacher who dares to read, but when he becomes a hunted fugitive, Montag is forced to make a choice between personal safety and intellectual freedom.

Animal farm

the graphic novel
2019
A graphic novel adaptation of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm', a political satire in which the animals take over running the farm but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.

Gulliver's travels

2016
The voyages of an Englishman carry him to a land of people six inches high, a land of giants, an island of sorcerers, and a land where horses are masters of human-like creatures.
Cover image of Gulliver's travels

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