Satire books from Ireland
Recommended satire books (4)
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If you are into satire here are some satire books from Ireland for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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A Modest Proposal and Other Writings by Jonathan Swift EN
Description:
The political dilemma of Ireland; the state of faith in England; the charms of the Beggar's Opera; the importance of puns . . . This selection gathers together some of Swift's most brilliant prose, from high politics to social gossip, from savage tirades to lighthearted social satire. In addition to his classic essays, the collection includes several of Swift's letters to Alexander Pope and other great thinkers of the age.
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Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde DE
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Das Leben des Dorian Gray ist mehr als die Biographie eines Einzelwesens, es ist die Geschichte einer ganzen verderbten Gesellschaft, die ihr höchstes Ziel im Genuss sucht, die fühlt, dass sie dem Verfall preisgegeben ist und gewissermaßen im Todeskampf die üppigsten Blüten der Gefallsucht und eines übertriebenen Protzentums treibt.
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde EN
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These special fairy tales, which Oscar Wilde made up for his own sons, include 'The Happy Prince', who was not as happy as he seemed; 'The Selfish Giant', who learned to love little children; 'The Star Child', who suffered bitter trials when he rejected his parents. . . . Often whimsical and sometimes sad, they all shine with poetry and magic.
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Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett EN
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From an inauspicious beginning at the tiny Left Bank Theatre de Babylone in 1953, followed by bewilderment among American and British audiences, "Waiting for Godot" has become one of the most important and enigmatic plays of the past fifty years and a cornerstone of twentieth-century drama. As Clive Barnes wrote, "Time catches up with genius. . . . "Waiting for Godot" is one of the masterpieces of the century." The story revolves around two seemingly homeless men waiting for someone--or something--named Godot. Vladimir and Estragon wait near a tree, inhabiting a drama spun of their own conscio... continue