Porterhouse Blue

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Porterhouse Blue is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the traditions, politics, and eccentric characters of an elite Cambridge college.

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instanceOf novel
satirical novel
television miniseries
adaptation Porterhouse Blue (TV series) NERFINISHED
author Tom Sharpe NERFINISHED
basedOn Porterhouse Blue NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
United Kingdom
firstBroadcastYear 1987
firstPublicationYear 1974
genre comic novel
satire
hasISBN 9780099435465
hasMediaType print
hasSequel Grantchester Grind NERFINISHED
language English
literarySeries Porterhouse novels NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Mrs Biggs NERFINISHED
Sir Godber Evans NERFINISHED
Skullion NERFINISHED
Zipser NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus academic politics
eccentric college characters
traditions of an elite Cambridge college
narrativeStyle third-person narration
notableFor black comedy tone
lampooning Oxbridge college traditions
originalNetwork Channel 4 NERFINISHED
pageCount approximately 250
publisher Secker & Warburg NERFINISHED
setting fictional Cambridge college
targetAudience adult readers
theme class and privilege
conflict between tradition and modernisation
institutional conservatism
timePeriodOfSetting 20th century

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Tom Sharp notableWork Porterhouse Blue
subject surface form: Tom Sharpe
Sir David Jason notableWork Porterhouse Blue