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Nikolai Gogol was one of the first to use the technique of the grotesque. According to Viktor Shklovsky, Gogol's strange style of writing resembles the "ostranenie" technique of defamiliarization. His early works, such as Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka, were influenced by his Ukrainian upbringing, Ukrainian culture and folklore. HOW THE TWO IVANS QUARRELLED: A fine pelisse has Ivan Ivanovitch! splendid! And what lambskin! deuce take it, what lambskin! blue-black with silver lights. I'll forfeit, I know not what, if you find any one else owning such a one.

American writer George William Curtis' short story "Titbottom's Spectacles" is a satirically humorous tale about a man who is bequeathed glasses which let him see people for who they really are—and the consequences thereof.

In short, Elmer is a drunken, womanizing hypocrite who becomes a Baptist minister, a position from which he is soon ejected. He then links up with star revivalist Sharon Falconer, who is heavily based on Aimee Semple McPherson. Throughout his career, Gantry moves through many settings and scenarios illustrating aspects of the American religion. With religion as entertainment and show business, both Elmer and Sharon are consummate performers. They are always on.

Aging Rock God Jim Sullivan is heading for the quiet life on his tiny newly acquired island, off the coast of Cornwall. That is until he sends a letter to the King of England, announcing his intent to declare independence from the UK and appointing himself king. Determined not to cede one inch of British territory, the UK government dispatches low-level Foreign Office researcher John Cabot to put a stop to Sullivan's ambitions. What they didn't anticipate was Cabot's tenacity for unearthing information they'd rather he didn't, or Sullivan's relentless optimism in his own ideas.

Thomas Brussig's slim novel, The Short End of the Sonnenallee, is a satire set, literally, on the Sonnenallee, the famed "boulevard of the sun" in East Berlin. Within this boulevard lives Michael, an adolescent who faces daily ridicule whenever he steps out of his apartment building and comes into view of the observation platform on the West side.

In this radio reboot, Pete Baikie, Morwenna Banks, Moray Hunter, Gordon Kennedy, John Sparkes and Gus Beattie revisit some of their much-loved comic creations, and introduce some hilarious newcomers. We listen in on the meetings of the highly confused Stoneybridge Town Council; hear pearls of nonsense from Calum Gilhooley, Edinburgh's most boring man; and the Little Girl gives us her take on topics including Tonsils, Teenagers, The Truth and Time's Up.

Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future for a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City.

Patrick is a lunatic in a town where lunatics are segregated from the normal population. Patrick spends his life hiding in his workshop fixing broken clocks. He stays out of trouble, until one day, the quiet lunatic crosses paths with an evil police captain, S.J. Worth. Patrick meets two travelers, Ed and Layla, who help him escape. Together, they lead S.J. Worth on a chase across the world of Adalay.

Henry Farber, a well-meaning psychiatrist, is forced into hiding when the nation’s chief executive—a narcissistic autocrat in his disastrous second term—is found dead on the consulting room couch. From an isolated bungalow, Farber sets out to clear his name while offering an intimate view of a flawed populist leader.

Ludwig Kalisch war Gründer der Sonntagszeitung „Der Demokrat“ und der Karnevalszeitschrift „Narrhalla“, in welchen er Feudalismus und Zensur bekämpfte, was Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts ein höchst gefährliches Unterfangen war. Nachdem er zum Tode verurteilt wurde, lebte und arbeitete er als Journalist in London und Paris. Seine Satiren spiegeln sehr aufschlussreich und humorvoll die autoritären Macht- und Gesellschaftsstrukturen einer Zeit dar, in welcher die freiheitliche Knospe der Demokratie in Europa begann zu versuchen sich langsam zu entfalten.

The Committee, an international cabal of industrialists and media barons, is on the verge of privatizing all information. Dear Diary, an idealistic online Underground, stands in the way of that takeover, using radical politics, classic spycraft, and technology that makes Big Data look like dial-up. Into this secret battle stumbles an unlikely trio: Leila Majnoun, a disillusioned non-profit worker; Leo Crane, an unhinged trustafarian; and Mark Deveraux, a phony self-betterment guru who works for the Committee.

"Animal Farm", a fairy story, is a short novel by George Orwell. It describes a farm where animals revolt, take over and drive out men. It is an apologue written in the form of an animal fable, but also a dystopia. In this novel, Orwell offers a satire of the Russian Revolution and a critique of the Soviet regime, particularly Stalinism, and beyond that, authoritarian regimes and totalitarianism. The book was named one of the 100 best English-language novels written from 1923 to 2005 by Time magazine.

Ein neuer Job ist wie ein neues Leben. Und es könnte alles so schön sein, wäre da nicht die gähnende Langeweile. Aber offenbar steht in dieser Firma die Zeit still, während einem die Kollegen das Leben schon mal schwer machen können. Da hilft nur eins: Zurückschlagen! So setzt sich in "ARBEITEN VERBOTEN" von Episode zu Episode ein buntes Bild über das Arbeiten im Büro des deutschen Mittelstandes zusammen. Eine aufschlussreiche Offenbarung für alle, die in ihrem Büroalltag auch manchmal den Kopf schütteln, weil sie nicht fassen können, was da vor sich geht.

Un escritor recorre el país en su Torino con el encargo de escribir una improbable "Guía de pasiones argentinas". Pero en realidad escribe una novela que va construyendo según el azar de sus encuentros, de sus reacciones impredecibles. Y por entre los fragmentos de este trayecto aparentemente absurdo y cargado de humor negro, puja por surgir la historia de un viaje íntimo que comienza siendo de huida y acaba siendo de reencuentro.

One day, in 1994, just as he was poised to land a major cover story in Rolling Stone magazine, music journalist, Derek Christian is whisked away by a mysterious man with multiple arms and tentacles named Kent and deposited in a luxury hotel called the Intergalactic, which is populated by beings and creatures from across the galaxy.

The pitchforks are out again. Shocker, I know. This time, it’s not just the paparazzi or trolls on social media. Sigh. It’s my ex. And my dad. And even my new limo driver, Enrique. But wait a minute, what's this? Enrique is a total hottie—with eyes black as sin, swagger for days, and dimples that could melt a girl's heart. And...he hates me.

Kurt er truckfører på havnen. En dag redder han en sømands liv og får som tak en diamant, der er 50 millioner værd. Men Kurt, som egentlig er et rart menneske, kan ikke tåle den pludselige rigdom

Kurt er truckfører og har været det i mange herrens år. KURTBY er Erlend Loes femte bog om Kurt, og den har allerede fået en pæn dosis omtale i Norge og i Sverige ikke mindst. Udgangspunktet er nemlig Knutby-tragedien i Sverige i 2004, hvor en pastor i pinsemenigheden blev pågrebet og senere dømt livsvarig fængsel for overlagt drab på sin kone. Pastoren havde et forhold til flere af kvinderne i Filadelfiamenigheden uden for Uppsala. I KURTBY benytter Loe sin velkendte underdrejede absurde humor til at gøre nar af kristne sekter og pastoral magtmisbrug.

To lande, to folk! Det er oprørsleder Hektor Hellføkks slagord i kampen for at dele Norge i to. Rabiate Nordlændinge vil ikke længere betale skat til opera og kønsforskning. De har ødelagt veje og flyvepladser. Jernbane- telefon- og internet er sprængt i stumper og stykker. I denne ugæstfrie atmosfære er truckføren Kurt på vej nordpå med en vigtig besked. Det handler om landets videre skæbne. Om savn og svigt - og en stadig kamp for friske truckbatterier.

With her dad held captive at the Darling Donut factory, Kallie and AB race to the scene. And while Kallie's too scared to do much more than follow AB's lead, she's left speechless as AB does the unthinkable: Consume one of her own radioactive doughnuts.