Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
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Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book is a satirical, philosophical work that parodies self-help manuals while exploring questions of identity, meaning, and modern alienation.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ satirical work ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
parody
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philosophy ⓘ satire ⓘ self-help parody ⓘ |
| hasPart |
mock self-diagnostic quizzes
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philosophical essays ⓘ science-fiction episodes ⓘ |
| hasTagline | The Last Self-Help Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian existentialism
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Southern literature ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
colloquial
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philosophical jargon mixed with popular speech ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
human consciousness
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modern culture ⓘ the self ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
essayistic
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satirical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining satire with serious philosophical inquiry
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critique of modern self-help culture ⓘ unconventional structure ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | self-help books ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | contemporary United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
fictional scenarios
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fragmented ⓘ questionnaire sections ⓘ |
| theme |
existentialism
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identity ⓘ mass culture ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ modern alienation ⓘ religion ⓘ selfhood ⓘ technology and modernity ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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ironic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| workOf | Walker Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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