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The Short Reign of Pippin IV: A Fabrication is a novel by John Steinbeck published in 1957; his only political satire, the book pokes fun at French politics. Plot summary [ edit ] Pippin IV explores the life of Pippin Héristal, an amateur astronomer in 1950s France, who is suddenly proclaimed the King of France .
- John Steinbeck
- United States
- 1957
- 188
3.57. 3,141 ratings314 reviews. Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social ...
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A Penguin Classic In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who “might ...
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May 6, 2021 · The short reign of Pippin IV : a fabrication by Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968. Publication date 1994 Publisher New York, N.Y. : Penguin Books Collection
A Fabrication. In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who “might have ...
The idea from which The Short Reign of Pippin IV springs is one that might have stimulated the playful imagination of Anatole France, one that might have excited Robert Nathan's fancy; and it is tempting to speculate upon what these authors might have done with it. We can be certain, I think, that either of them would have exploited this idea ...
A humorous novel by the Nobel Prize-winning author, who imagines a French Revolution with a different outcome. Pippin Heristal, an amateur astronomer, becomes the ruler of France and faces various challenges and adventures with his family and friends.
