Boysie Oakes series
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The Boysie Oakes series is a set of satirical spy novels by John Gardner featuring a reluctant, cowardly secret agent who parodies the James Bond–style hero.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel series
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satirical fiction series ⓘ spy fiction series ⓘ |
| author | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
cowardice
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reluctance to kill ⓘ self-preservation ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverseElement |
British intelligence services
NERFINISHED
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assassination bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ international espionage operations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
A Killer for a Song
NERFINISHED
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Amber Nine NERFINISHED ⓘ Founder Member ⓘ Madrigal ⓘ The Airline Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ The Liquidator NERFINISHED ⓘ Traitor’s Exit NERFINISHED ⓘ Understrike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
bureaucracy in intelligence services
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identity and deception ⓘ incompetence in espionage ⓘ parody of espionage fiction ⓘ violence and morality ⓘ |
| influencedBy | James Bond novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
comic espionage
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pastiche ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Boysie Oakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
cowardly protagonist
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reluctant secret agent ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | John Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | James Bond series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | secret agent ⓘ |
| publisher |
Frederick Muller
NERFINISHED
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Pan Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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