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The Warmian Restoration (1860) is a humorous novel depicting the life of the Slovak nobility (zemans) in the 19th century, their petty intrigues, vanity, disputes over inheritance, and futile attempts to "restorate" the old, decaying nobility.
The novel follows the young Edmund Sulima, who, in interwar Poland full of ideals, enters the world of theater and art, facing the difficulties of theatrical life, social intrigues, loves, and disappointments.
In the novel Donkeys' Ribs Are Cracking - The Notes of a Town Scribe, Leo Držić humorously brings 17th-century Zagreb to life through the notes of clerk Dominik Pivarić. Through the conflicts between Gradec and Kaptol, a satirical chronicle of power, pett
Venedikt Yerofeyev's postmodern prose poem is today considered a classic of new Russian literature. It is compared to Gogol and Kharms for its poetics of absurdity, satire, and metaphysical depth.
The story of the sailor Gulliver and his adventures served Jonathan Swift as a framework in which he expressed his critical view of the society of the time.
Space Traders is a satirical sci-fi dystopia. Advertising expert Mitch Courtenay is assigned to sell the colonization of Venus. He uncovers manipulations, falls into debt bondage, and joins the rebels against corporate tyranny.