Facts about Satirical Novel
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Joseph Heller's Catch-22, a satirical novel set during World War II, introduced a phrase that entered common usage to describe inescapable logical contradictions.
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Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is widely regarded as a foundational American satirical novel, targeting racism and social hypocrisy in the antebellum South.
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George Orwell's Animal Farm, a satirical novel targeting Stalinist totalitarianism, uses farm animals as allegorical stand-ins for political figures.
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Voltaire's Candide, a satirical novel mocking philosophical optimism, was published in 1759 and banned in several countries shortly after its release.
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Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, published in 1726, is one of the most celebrated satirical novels in the English language.