satiric novel

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• satiric — satirical UK [səˈtɪrɪk(ə)l] / US or satiric UK [səˈtɪrɪk] / US adjective literature satirical writing or art uses humour to criticize people or things and make them seem silly a satirical novel/programme/play a satirical look at politics today… …   English dictionary

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• Picture This (novel) — infobox Book | name = Picture This title orig = translator = author = Joseph Heller cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = Putnam release date = 1988 media type = Print (Hardcover… …   Wikipedia

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• Lucky You (novel) — Lucky You is a novel written by Carl Hiaasen in 1997.It is set in Florida, United States and is based around JoLayne Lucks, an African American woman who is one of two winners in a lottery. She intends to use the winnings to purchase a block of… …   Wikipedia

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