Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)

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novel satirical novel

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a satirical 2007 novel by Paul Torday that follows a British fisheries expert drawn into a fantastical project to introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen, exploring politics, faith, and bureaucracy.

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Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) canonical 6
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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
adaptationDirector Lasse Hallström NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2011 ⓘ
adaptationStars Emily Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ewan McGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kristin Scott Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptedAs Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Paul Torday NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardYear 2007 ⓘ
centralTheme bureaucracy ⓘ
cultural clash ⓘ
faith ⓘ
idealism vs pragmatism ⓘ
international development ⓘ
politics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre comic novel ⓘ
political satire ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasCharacter Harriet Chetwode-Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Patricia Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi bani Tihama NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryStyle deadpan humour ⓘ
satirical commentary ⓘ
mainCharacter Alfred Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeForm epistolary elements ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person ⓘ
notableFor depiction of Middle East–UK relations ⓘ
satirical portrayal of government spin ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotSummary A British fisheries expert is recruited to help introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen. ⓘ
protagonistNationality British ⓘ
protagonistOccupation fisheries scientist ⓘ
publicationYear 2007 ⓘ
publisher Weidenfeld & Nicolson NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter faith and belief ⓘ
government bureaucracy ⓘ
international politics ⓘ
media manipulation ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century ⓘ

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Simon Beaufoy → adaptedWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Dr. Alfred Jones → appearsIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Dr. Alfred Jones → basedOnWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot → appearsIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Harriet Chetwode-Talbot → createdFor → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Sheikh Muhammed → characterIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
Paul Torday → notableWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday → authorOf → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen