Fiction - Satire

Sidebar

Availability

Price

$
to
$

Product type

Format

Author

Show all
Filter
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
  • 25
  • 30
  • 50
  • Featured
  • Best selling
  • Alphabetically, A-Z
  • Alphabetically, Z-A
  • Price, low to high
  • Price, high to low
  • Date, old to new
  • Date, new to old
Sort

Sort by:

  • Featured
  • Best selling
  • Alphabetically, A-Z
  • Alphabetically, Z-A
  • Price, low to high
  • Price, high to low
  • Date, old to new
  • Date, new to old
  • The Queen of Spades by Pushkin, Alexander
    Alexander Pushkin

    The Queen of Spades

    The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories. In this classic literary representation of gambling, Alexander Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. Hints of the occult and gothic alternate with scenes of St Petersburg high-society in...
    $21.94
    $21.94
    $21.94
  • Demonic Glee by Rosser, Ferrell
    Ferrell Rosser

    Demonic Glee

    What is Demonic Glee? Is it that feeling you get when the villain (or really obnoxious hero) gets their comeuppance? Is it what you expect happy little serial killers feel as they plunge the knife in? Or, what monsters experience when they're chasing their...
    $38.72
    $38.72
    $38.72
  • Encyclopedia by Horn, Richard
    Richard Horn

    Encyclopedia

    "The hapless love affair of hopeful poet Tom Jones and wealthy, bohemia-bound Sadie Massey is cross-referenced in brief, satirical, encyclopedic passages from ABORTION to ZOO CAFETERIA." (TIME Magazine review, October 24, 1969) An early example of hypertext fiction, Encyclopedia's narrative is entirely multilinear and...
    $19.99
    $19.99
    $19.99
  • Semi-Gloss by Barrett, Joe
    Joe Barrett

    Semi-Gloss

    "Funny as hell, brilliant dialogue, great characters who I just want to hang with forever and an air-tight story-line that thinks of every contingency and plans accordingly." -Tom McCaffrey, bestselling author of The Claire TrilogyWhat sucks about waking up next to a dead girl...
    $26.95
    $26.95
    $26.95
  • Don Delillo: Mao II & Underworld (Loa #374) by Delillo, Don
    Don Delillo

    Don Delillo: Mao II & Underworld (Loa #374)

    The definitive edition of a modern master continues with 2 mid-career masterpieces, published here with new prefaces from the author This second volume in the Library of America DeLillo edition collects two extraordinary novels he published in the 1990s, the peak of his career....
    $42.50
    $42.50
    $42.50
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady;Intimately Illustrated by Ralph Barton by Loos, Anita
    Anita Loos

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady;Intimately Illustrated by Ralph Barton

    Lorelei Lee is a highly-strung, ambitious flapper woman with striking wit and a good heart. Follow the dazzling blonde on her gold-digging escapades and numerous romantic flings as she travels the world in the Roaring 20s.Author: Anita LoosISBN-10: 1528720563ISBN-13: 9781528720564Publisher: Read & Co. ClassicsLanguage:...
    $18.99
    $18.99
    $18.99
  • A Fire for Christmas by Hincy, William R.
    William R. Hincy

    A Fire for Christmas

    From award-winning author William R. Hincy, this special hardcover edition of A Fire for Christmas is meant to be given as a gift. It's filled with original illustrations waiting to be colored and empty pages for you to draw, scribble and leave notes for...
    $25.00
    $25.00
    $25.00
  • Defiant Pose by Home, Stewart
    Stewart Home

    Defiant Pose

    Penny-Ante is proud to announce a deluxe reissue of Stewart Home's classic political satire Defiant Pose, newly introduced by McKenzie Wark with an afterword by Home. Originally published in 1991, this brutal "assault on culture" remains relevant in today's torrid times. Employing pastiche, detournement...
    $15.95
    $15.95
    $15.95
  • Pure Cosmos Club by Binder, Matthew
    Matthew Binder

    Pure Cosmos Club

    In this biting satire, Matthew Binder takes surreal aim at the poses and pretensions of high art and fashion. With ruthless wit, Binder chronicles the struggles of Paul, an eccentric artist, and his companion dog, a disabled, quiche-obsessed terrier-mix named Blanche. Together they negotiate...
    $19.99
    $19.99
    $19.99
  • My Grumpy Christmas Camp-anion: A Fun, Feel-Good Holiday RomCom by Krey, Kimberly
    Kimberly Krey

    My Grumpy Christmas Camp-anion: A Fun, Feel-Good Holiday RomCom

    It was dislike at first sight.Now they're snowed-in at a campsite. When Pyper shows up to a winter festival half a day early to beat the storm, she learns the event has been put on hold. Now she's stuck alone in a campsite with...
    $10.99
    $10.99
    $10.99
  • Our Hospital by Shem, Samuel
    Samuel Shem

    Our Hospital

    In this sequel to The House of God and Man's 4th Best Hospital, Dr. Roy Basch returns to his economically depressed hometown in upstate New York to help the struggling hospital battle the COVID-19 pandemic and the money-driven bureaucracy. After the tragic climax of...
    $29.00
    $29.00
    $29.00
  • Main Street: Fully Annotated Edition with Over 400 Notes by Lewis, Sinclair
    Sinclair Lewis

    Main Street: Fully Annotated Edition with Over 400 Notes

    Young college graduate Carol Kennicott moves from a big city to Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, the small town from which her new husband hails. Imbued with ideals of urban improvement, she dreams of redesigning her adopted village, but her efforts are thwarted by the narrow-mindedness,...
    $12.00
    $12.00
    $12.00
  • Original Prin by Boyagoda, Randy
    Randy Boyagoda

    Original Prin

    An uproarious novel about academia, family, fatherhood, the trials of Catholic faith in a secular world. With seahorses.Author: Randy BoyagodaISBN-10: 1771962453ISBN-13: 9781771962452Publisher: BiblioasisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2019Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.70dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2019
    $14.95
    $14.95
    $14.95
  • The Road to Wigan Pier by Orwell, George
    George Orwell

    The Road to Wigan Pier

    Author: George OrwellISBN-10: 1409211509ISBN-13: 9781409211501Publisher: Lulu PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/15/2009Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36d
    $35.74
    $35.74
    $35.74
  • The Magic Mountain by Mann, Thomas
    Thomas Mann

    The Magic Mountain

    First published in 1924 in German, "The Magic Mountain" is the thoughtful and introspective novel by Nobel Prize laureate Thomas Mann. Widely regarded as one of the most important modern works of the 20th century, Mann's story follows the aristocratic Hans Castorp as he...
    $23.99
    $23.99
    $23.99
  • Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces by Hardy, Thomas
    Thomas Hardy

    Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces

    Satires of Circumstance is a collection of poems by English poet Thomas Hardy, and was published in 1914. It includes the 18 poem sequence Poems 1912-13 on the death of Hardy's wife Emma - extended to the now-classic 21 poems in Collected Poems of...
    $29.95
    $29.95
    $29.95
  • The Wormhole in San Carlos by Wilson, Martin
    Martin Wilson

    The Wormhole in San Carlos

    Man playing at God ... it's never turned out well.Many scientists believe the mathematical reasoning used by Einstein to support his theory of general relativity allows for the presence of black holes and wormholes. Black holes are now widely accepted as real phenomena; wormholes...
    $19.99
    $19.99
    $19.99
  • The Aetherverse by D'Urso, Joseph
    Joseph D'Urso

    The Aetherverse

    OUTER SPACE IS NOT A SAFE SPACE. It is the year 2869 x., and the sun is setting on humanity's golden age. The once glorious Convergency has fallen into the hands of a corrupt elite, and a lone corporation has seized limitless power over...
    $15.99
    $15.99
    $15.99
  • Quiet Chaos by Veronesi, Sandro
    Sandro Veronesi

    Quiet Chaos

    The winner of the Strega Prize, Italy's top literary award, and the basis of an internationally acclaimed motion picture, Quiet Chaos is now available in America. Author Sandro Veronesi, whose work has been glowingly compared to the novels of Ian McEwan and Martin Amis,...
    $16.99
    $16.99
    $16.99
  • Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces by Hardy, Thomas
    Thomas Hardy

    Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces

    Satires of Circumstance is a collection of poems by English poet Thomas Hardy, and was published in 1914. It includes the 18 poem sequence Poems 1912-13 on the death of Hardy's wife Emma - extended to the now-classic 21 poems in Collected Poems of...
    $16.95
    $16.95
    $16.95
  • Who Hunts the Whale by Dale, Laura Kate
    Laura Kate Dale

    Who Hunts the Whale

    Bridget Jones's Diary meets Douglas Coupland's Microserfs Supremacy Software is the world's largest video-game developer and publisher. They're the shining light, a dream job for many aspiring game developers.Who Hunts the Whale? tells the story of a newly hired PA taking a seat in...
    $17.95
    $17.95
    $17.95
  • Love in the Time of the Improvised Explosive Device by Pomerantz, Jr.
    Jr. Pomerantz

    Love in the Time of the Improvised Explosive Device

    Can Jim uncover the real threat before it buries him?Jim's consumed by the death of his family.Not the most likely candidate to open an overseas branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He'd prefer spreadsheets and silence, sitting in an office by himself...
    $14.85
    $14.85
    $14.85
  • Tall Short Stories from the Mind of Garbo by Hajinian, Chuck Garbo
    Chuck Garbo Hajinian

    Tall Short Stories from the Mind of Garbo

    These are my finest stories. They've been accumulating over my lifetime and are finally written down and published. You'll meet Nazar, my ever friendly, advice-giving Navy dad, Charlene my 3rd grade crush-and how about breakfast with Claude Monet? You'll meet Buster, an old healing...
    $18.99
    $18.99
    $18.99
  • The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist by Jenkins, Dan
    Dan Jenkins

    The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist: The Money-Whipped Steer-Job Three-Jack Give-Up Artist: A Novel

    The best golf writer on the planet returns with his funniest book ever. Dan Jenkins virtually invented the golf novel with Dead Solid Perfect, his rollicking account of the life and times of touring pro Kenny Lee Puckett. After thirty years of waiting for...
    $18.00
    $18.00
    $18.00
  • Kill the Rich by Allison, Jack
    Jack Allison

    Kill the Rich

    In this political satire-thriller, we follow a government official, an exiled influencer, and a burned-out delivery driver, living through a culture obsessed presidency that signs the policy to Kill the Rich.The year is 2038, America's new President won with a simple, snappy campaign slogan:...
    $17.95
    $17.95
    $17.95
  • The Woman in Green by Lockridge, Larry
    Larry Lockridge

    The Woman in Green

    The narrator of THE WOMAN IN GREEN repeatedly insults his readers of 2050 and wishes he were instead addressing readers of 2025, when somewhat fewer were boneheads. Born under a curse at the exact moment of the 9/11 attacks, he looks back on two...
    $37.99
    $37.99
    $37.99
  • How to Destroy Your Lifelong Bully: A Sweet Romantic Comedy by Evergreen, Camilla
    Camilla Evergreen

    How to Destroy Your Lifelong Bully: A Sweet Romantic Comedy

    He bullied me all throughout school, and now he's blackmailing me to be his live-in maid.At least Velspar Pratt-magnetically attractive billionaire and bane of my existence-pays well.I don't trust him.I'll never trust him.And I've read enough enemies to lovers to know this forced proximity...
    $15.99
    $15.99
    $15.99
  • Rock Gods & Messy Monsters by Hatz, Diane
    Diane Hatz

    Rock Gods & Messy Monsters

    "Everything Everywhere All at Once" meets "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (...in a 1990s record company!)Aliens hatched a rockstar. Brain extractions, falling body parts, and blood-vessel explosions are the norm. Alex's dream job has turned into a nightmare.What should she do?It's the 1990s....
    $12.99
    $12.99
    $12.99
  • No One Left to Come Looking for You by Lipsyte, Sam
    Sam Lipsyte

    No One Left to Come Looking for You

    A darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 1990s New York City. Manhattan's East Village, 1993. Dive bars, DIY music venues, shady weirdos, and hard drugs are plentiful. Crime is high but...
    $16.99
    $16.99
    $16.99
  • Bel-Ami (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) by de Maupassant, Guy
    Guy de Maupassant

    Bel-Ami (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

    Georges Duroy grew up a peasant, but now has the opportunity to rise to the upper-middle class. After spending three years in the military, Duroy starts a career as a journalist, making connections with politicians who provide him with confidential information for his articles....
    $39.95
    $39.95
    $39.95
  • Chevengur by Platonov, Andrey
    Andrey Platonov

    Chevengur

    A sort of Soviet Don Quixote, this novel about a craftsman who wanders the U.S.S.R. hoping to ease human misery with his inventions is considered one of the most important novels of the Soviet era, and is now available in its full version in...
    $26.95
    $26.95
    $26.95
  • Pure Cosmos Club by Binder, Matthew
    Matthew Binder

    Pure Cosmos Club

    In this biting satire, Matthew Binder takes surreal aim at the poses and pretensions of high art and fashion. With ruthless wit, Binder chronicles the struggles of Paul, an eccentric artist, and his companion dog, a disabled, quiche-obsessed terrier-mix named Blanche. Together they negotiate...
    $28.99
    $28.99
    $28.99
  • No One Left to Come Looking for You by Lipsyte, Sam
    Sam Lipsyte

    No One Left to Come Looking for You

    A darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 1990s New York City.Manhattan's East Village, 1993. Dive bars, DIY music venues, shady weirdos, and hard drugs are plentiful. Crime is high but rent...
    $29.99
    $29.99
    $29.99
  • 50 Shades of Worf: Holiday Special by Schmitz, Christopher D.
    Christopher D. Schmitz

    50 Shades of Worf: Holiday Special

    Detective Rick Diego, just wants one thing for the holidays: a functional restroom. Instead, he discovers the true meaning of Christmas... Aliens.Farnsworth still believes in Santa Claus, and he absolutely insists on sitting on the fat man's lap to get that sweet sweet candy...
    $10.99
    $10.99
    $10.99
  • Filthy Rich Lawyers: In Due Time by Felgoise, Brian
    Brian Felgoise

    Filthy Rich Lawyers: In Due Time

    It's not a novel. It's a Lifestyle.IN DUE TIME BEGINS OUTSIDE a Philadelphia courthouse when Ryan Coleman is kidnapped and delivered to a luxury yacht off the coast of Florida, where his billionaire mentor, Randy Hollis, has decided that Ryan will become the one...
    $17.95
    $17.95
    $17.95
  • Red Pottage by Cholmondeley, Mary
    Mary Cholmondeley

    Red Pottage

    "Every year I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence which will risk nothing, and which, shirking pain, misses happiness as well."Red Pottage follows...
    $31.95
    $31.95
    $31.95
  • Standing Heavy by Gauz'
    Gauz'

    Standing Heavy

    Winner of the 2023 Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize - Shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize - One of The Walrus' Best Fall Books of 2023A funny, fast-paced, and poignant take on Franco-African history, as told through the eyes of three African security guards...
    $16.95
    $16.95
    $16.95
  • Factory 19 by Glover, Dennis
    Dennis Glover

    Factory 19

    We're told that the future will be brighter. But what if human happiness really lies in the past?Hobart, 2022: a city with a declining population, in the grip of a dark recession. A rusty ship sails into the harbor and begins to unload its...
    $41.95
    $41.95
    $41.95
  • The Legend of Dave Bradley by Atzeni, S.
    S. Atzeni

    The Legend of Dave Bradley

    This is a story that may be true, partially true, or not true at all.But it still definitely happened.An eclectic blend of experiences from the New Jersey Shop 'NBag, a supermarket at the Jersey Shore, The Legend of Dave Bradley celebrates the horrors that...
    $9.99
    $9.99
    $9.99
  • We Have Always Lived in the Break Room by Rose, Michael Allen
    Michael Allen Rose

    We Have Always Lived in the Break Room

    Wahl'ter Dinsdale has been the master accountant for the tribe of the break-room for many seasons. He has secured the sacred vending machines against all attackers. He has skinned the mighty naugahyde sofa. He has mastered the art of the spreadsheet. But even he...
    $5.99
    $5.99
    $5.99
  • The Survivalists by Cauley, Kashana
    Kashana Cauley

    The Survivalists

    A Phenomenal Book Club Pick "A great and engrossing read, Kashana humanizes a way of life that is often made fun of and makes the reader understand why someone would go to such great lengths to prepare for the future, so much so she...
    $17.95
    $17.95
    $17.95
  • Less by Greer, Andrew Sean
    Andrew Sean Greer

    Less

    A struggling novelist travels the world to avoid an awkward wedding in this hilarious Pulitzer Prize-winning novel full of "arresting lyricism and beauty" (The New York Times Book Review).WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZENational BestsellerA New York Times Notable Book of 2017A Washington Post Top...
    $39.00
    $39.00
    $39.00
  • Extracurricular - Book 3 by Brown, Josie
    Josie Brown

    Extracurricular - Book 3

    IN THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALLMENT OF THE EXTRACURRICULAR SERIES: A tragic death catalyzes a power play for control of Ashbury Academy's trustee board. Daniel's covert actions, however, have Audrey questioning his vow to protect Lavinia's legacy at the school.The arrests resulting in the...
    $16.99
    $16.99
    $16.99
  • The Medievalist by Adamo, Phil
    Phil Adamo

    The Medievalist

    White supremacists are 'weaponizing' the Middle Ages. One historian aims to stop them. Embattled history prof Abe Kantorowicz enlists two Yale grad students, Molly Isaacson and Quinton Quick, to fight neo-Nazis on the battlefield of propaganda. Armed only with a mysterious manuscript and their...
    $22.51
    $22.51
    $22.51
  • The Fountain of Testosterone by Inkston, Kell
    Kell Inkston

    The Fountain of Testosterone

    They're going to need a lot more than infinity gallons of blood for this one...Rick lives up to his mercenary name - Ultra Death Graveman Death Death Death (UDGD), while his former partner-turned-adversary, HTO, seeks revenge for a perceived slight that launches both men...
    $20.99
    $20.99
    $20.99
  • Songs for the Gusle by Mérimée, Prosper
    Prosper M駻im馥

    Songs for the Gusle

    This is the first complete English-language translation of La Guzla, ou Choix de po駸ies illyriques recueillies dans la Dalmatie, la Bosnie, la Croatie et l'Herz馮owine, which presents a collection of folk literature from the former Illyrian Provinces. Or does it? It contains short pieces...
    $20.00
    $20.00
    $20.00
  • The Singularities by Banville, John
    John Banville

    The Singularities

    Author: John BanvilleISBN-10: 0525564349ISBN-13: 9780525564348Publisher: VintageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2023Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 7.60h x 5.30w x 1.10dReview Citation(s): Shelf Awareness 10/06/2023
    $18.00
    $18.00
    $18.00
  • Liberation Day: Stories by Saunders, George
    George Saunders

    Liberation Day: Stories

    Booker Prize winner George Saunders returns with a collection of short stories that grapple with the complexities of our increasingly troubled world, his first since the New York Times bestseller Tenth of December. The "best short-story writer in English" (Time) is back with a...
    $35.99
    $35.99
    $35.99
  • Dinosaurs by Millet, Lydia
    Lydia Millet

    Dinosaurs

    Over twelve novels and two collections Lydia Millet has emerged as a major American novelist. Hailed as "a writer without limits" (Karen Russell) and "a stone-cold genius" (Jenny Offill), Millet makes fiction that vividly evokes the ties between people and other animals and the...
    $17.95
    $17.95
    $17.95
  • Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair
    Sinclair Lewis

    Main Street

    "It's one of our favorite American myths that broad plains necessarily make broad minds, and high mountains make high purpose." ― Sinclair Lewis, Main Street Main Street (1920) was Sinclair Lewis's very first novel. Turning a spotlight on the hypocrisy and pettiness of middle...
    $13.99
    $13.99
    $13.99

Recently Viewed Products