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Title: The Short Reign of Pippin IV
Subtitle: A Fabrication
Author: John Steinbeck, Robert E. Morsberger - introduction, Katherine Morsberger - introduction
Narrator: Jefferson Mays
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-19-16
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife, Queen Marie, who "might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant"; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called "egg king" of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger.
Critic Reviews:
"Enchanting satirical comedy...highly amusing...entrancing." (Saturday Review)
Members Reviews:
Love, love, love this book!
A little-known treasure, I highly recommend it.
My favorite line:
"Power doesn't corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of the loss of power?"
Best described as poignant
Best described as poignant. Steinbeck playing around with politics is good fun. From radically conservative, or is it conservatively radical and beyond. A short read that'll make you smile.
Funny Steinbeck
Pippin is a lark of a novel. It has the combination af subtle wordplay and broad humor of the best of Monty Python. What it lacks is the dark intensity of some of Steinbeck's greatest work. I say this not as a critism, but more so that you can know what to expect. The descriptions of the myriad political parties fighting around the coronation of Pippin are particularly funny and Kafkaesque (albeit a hell of a lot funnier). Definitely recommended if you are in the mood for something light and pleasant.
A Most Pleasant Purchase from Amazon
This humorous, and somewhat lesser known Steinbeck novel, is a delightful read for all Francophiles, especially in light of recent political changes in La Belle France.
In addition, I was most pleasantly surprised to find the book I purchased is a first edition, and in excellent condition. A great bonus given the low price.
Pippin IV
This is an old classic about political science and it's vagaries. Have read this a zillion times and have purchased it to give to my foreign born leader of our current events class. He had not heard of this particular book, and will die laughing when he reads this satire.
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Title: The Short Reign of Pippin IV
Subtitle: A Fabrication
Author: John Steinbeck, Robert E. Morsberger - introduction, Katherine Morsberger - introduction
Narrator: Jefferson Mays
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-19-16
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes
Genres: Classics, American Literature
Publisher's Summary:
In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin's wife, Queen Marie, who "might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant"; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called "egg king" of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger.
Critic Reviews:
"Enchanting satirical comedy...highly amusing...entrancing." (Saturday Review)
Members Reviews:
Love, love, love this book!
A little-known treasure, I highly recommend it.
My favorite line:
"Power doesn't corrupt. Fear corrupts. Perhaps the fear of the loss of power?"
Best described as poignant
Best described as poignant. Steinbeck playing around with politics is good fun. From radically conservative, or is it conservatively radical and beyond. A short read that'll make you smile.
Funny Steinbeck
Pippin is a lark of a novel. It has the combination af subtle wordplay and broad humor of the best of Monty Python. What it lacks is the dark intensity of some of Steinbeck's greatest work. I say this not as a critism, but more so that you can know what to expect. The descriptions of the myriad political parties fighting around the coronation of Pippin are particularly funny and Kafkaesque (albeit a hell of a lot funnier). Definitely recommended if you are in the mood for something light and pleasant.
A Most Pleasant Purchase from Amazon
This humorous, and somewhat lesser known Steinbeck novel, is a delightful read for all Francophiles, especially in light of recent political changes in La Belle France.
In addition, I was most pleasantly surprised to find the book I purchased is a first edition, and in excellent condition. A great bonus given the low price.
Pippin IV
This is an old classic about political science and it's vagaries. Have read this a zillion times and have purchased it to give to my foreign born leader of our current events class. He had not heard of this particular book, and will die laughing when he reads this satire.