Venus on the Half-Shell
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Venus on the Half-Shell is a satirical science fiction novel, originally published under the pseudonym of Kurt Vonnegut’s character Kilgore Trout, that parodies genre conventions and literary culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip José Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRealNameNotOnOriginalCover | true ⓘ |
| basedOn | fictional author Kilgore Trout created by Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | use of Kurt Vonnegut’s character Kilgore Trout as byline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Vincent Di Fate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Simon Wagstaff, the Space Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic science fiction
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAuthor | Kilgore Trout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-440-10413-2 ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | The Fabulous Riverboat (indirectly related via Farmer’s work, not as Trout) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Kilgore Trout excerpts in Kurt Vonnegut’s novels ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToAuthor | Kurt Vonnegut (creator of Kilgore Trout) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
parody
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pastiche of pulp science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Simon Wagstaff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | spacefaring adventures of Simon Wagstaff ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being published under the name of Kilgore Trout
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causing confusion about authorship with Kurt Vonnegut ⓘ |
| originalPseudonymousAuthor | Kilgore Trout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCount | 192 ⓘ |
| parodies |
literary culture
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science fiction genre conventions ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| pseudonymUsed | Kilgore Trout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationForm | standalone novel ⓘ |
| publisher | Dell Publishing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a satirical future universe ⓘ |
| subgenre | metafictional science fiction ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of the universe
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critique of genre clichés ⓘ satire of philosophical quests for meaning ⓘ |
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