From the biting irony of Swift’s A Modest Proposal to the bureaucratic absurdity of Heller’s Catch-22, satire has long been a tool for exposing society’s flaws—one dark laugh at a time. Red Széll explains the wit of satire, and shares his top satirical picks. We explore classics and contemporary gems, including Terry Pratchett’s wildly entertaining Going Postal and Paul Beatty’s provocative The Sellout. Books discussed in this episode are: Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift Animal Farm by George Orwell Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Going Postal by Terry Pratchett The Sellout by Paul Beatty
From the biting irony of Swift’s A Modest Proposal to the bureaucratic absurdity of Heller’s Catch-22, satire has long been a tool for exposing society’s flaws—one dark laugh at a time. Red Széll explains the wit of satire, and shares his top satirical picks. We explore classics and contemporary gems, including Terry Pratchett’s wildly entertaining Going Postal and Paul Beatty’s provocative The Sellout.
Books discussed in this episode are:
Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
The Sellout by Paul Beatty