MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors
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MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors is a satirical war novel that follows the irreverent exploits of army surgeons in a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War and served as the basis for the famous film and television series "M*A*S*H."
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| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical war novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
M*A*S*H (1972–1983 television series)
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MASH (1970 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Richard Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorPseudonymOf | H. Richard Hornberger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | author's experiences as a surgeon in the Korean War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
combat casualties
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tension between duty and cynicism ⓘ |
| firstInSeries | M*A*S*H novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
army surgeons
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military medicine ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | MASH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
army officers
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military doctors ⓘ nurses ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | popular perception of MASH units ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
M*A*S*H Goes to Maine
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M*A*S*H Goes to Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Korean War
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United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ field hospitals ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent war comedies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Duke Forrest
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Hawkeye Pierce NERFINISHED ⓘ Trapper John McIntyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
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irreverent ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black humor about war and surgery
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satirical portrayal of military bureaucracy ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | William Morrow and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | M*A*S*H novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Korea
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Mobile Army Surgical Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | early 1950s ⓘ |
| titleAbbreviation | MASH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesHumorStyle |
gallows humor
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situational comedy ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
M*A*S*H (TV series)
subject surface form:
MASH (film)
subject surface form:
H. Richard Hornberger
this entity surface form:
MASH
this entity surface form:
M*A*S*H