Great works of Satire
Explore the greatest works of satire in literature. Discover classic and modern satirical books that cleverly critique society, politics, and human nature with humor and wit.
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Florence of Arabia
by Christopher Buckley
Florence Farfarletti has a plan for female emancipation in the Middle East, and enlists the help of a diverse group to help her carry out …
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The Mouse that Roared
by Leonard Wibberley
Furious over unfair U.S. trading practices, a tiny European country decides to invade New York and inadvertantly captures the world's most powerful weapon in the …
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Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris
A recent transplant to Paris, humorist David Sedaris, bestselling author of "Naked", presents a collection of his strongest work yet, including the title story about …
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Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
A wickedly clever satire uses comic inversions to offer telling insights into the nature of man and society. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels …
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Don Quixote
by Miguel Cervantes
Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures, accompanied by …
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The Divine Comedy
by Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy, translated by Allen Mandelbaum, begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, …
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Baudolino
by Umberto Eco
Baudolino, having just rescued a court official caught in the sacking and burning of Constantinople in 1204, proceeds to entertain the man with the fantastical …
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