satirical literature

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 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.

"Receiving an invitation to his ex-boyfriend's wedding, Arthur, a failed novelist on the eve of his fiftieth birthday , embarks on an international journey that finds him falli ng in love, risking his life, reinventing himself, and making connections with the past"--OCLC.

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.

Bob Honey, know to some as a weird neighbor, to others as the owner of a septic tank business, and to a discreet few as an assassin hired to knock off elderly people, travels America and the world carrying out his various pursuits and offering social commentary on the sad state of American consumerism, politics, and self-absorption.

"The house at Canterville Chase has been haunted for centuries--but that isn't about to stop the determined American family who has come to live there. In fact, even when evidence of the haunting proves indisputable, they remain undaunted, and take to teasing and pranking the poor old ghost, until he's at his wits' end"--Back cover.

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.

"A raw debut story collection from a young writer . . . [taking a] satirical look at what it's like to be young and black in America"--Provided by publisher.

"Now is the fall of his discontent, as Jason Fitger, newly appointed chair of the English Department of Payne University, takes arms against a sea of troubles, personal and institutional. His ex-wife is sleeping with the dean who must approve whatever modest initiatives he undertakes. The fearsome department secretary Fran clearly runs the show (when not taking in rescue parrots and dogs) and holds plenty of secrets she's not sharing. The lavishly funded Econ Department keeps siphoning off English's meager resources and has taken aim at its remaining office space. And Fitger's attempt to get a mossbacked and antediluvian Shakespeare scholar to retire backfires spectacularly when the press concludes that the Bard is being kicked to the curricular curb"--Amazon.com.

"When his dream of the perfect marriage, the perfect son, and the perfect life implodes, a Wall Street millionaire takes a cross-country bus trip in search of his college sweetheart and ideals of youth."--Provided by publisher.