Moo
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Moo is a satirical novel by Jane Smiley that humorously explores the politics, bureaucracy, and culture of a Midwestern American agricultural university.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Jane Smiley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts | large public land-grant university ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
academic culture
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agricultural research ⓘ bureaucracy ⓘ corporate influence on academia ⓘ environmental issues ⓘ faculty rivalries ⓘ funding and budget cuts in higher education ⓘ student life ⓘ university politics ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorCareer | A Thousand Acres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
campus novel
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comic novel ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasApproximatePageCount | 400–450 pages ⓘ |
| hasFictionalInstitution | Moo U NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasMainMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
interlocking storylines
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multi-strand ensemble cast ⓘ parody of academic administration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
academic research funding
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agriculture ⓘ higher education ⓘ rural America ⓘ university administration ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Jane Smiley bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
American agricultural university
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Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
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