Thank You for Smoking (novel)
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"Thank You for Smoking" is a satirical novel by Christopher Buckley that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he navigates media spin, political hypocrisy, and public health controversies.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Thank You for Smoking | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Jason Reitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
public relations industry
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tobacco industry ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Thank You for Smoking (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterGroup | MOD Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679748261 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nick Naylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| MODSquadMembers |
Nick Naylor
NERFINISHED
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alcohol lobbyist ⓘ firearms lobbyist ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Academy of Tobacco Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | tobacco lobbyist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| theme |
corporate ethics
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lobbying ⓘ media spin ⓘ political hypocrisy ⓘ public health controversies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Thank You for Smoking