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| - | :''[[Menippean satire]], [[Baroque comic fiction]]'' | + | '''Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett''', <!-- Terry is a Knight Bachelor, not a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, so he is a Sir, but his postnominals remain OBE, not KBE -->[[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (born 28 April 1948) is an [[England|English]] author of [[fantasy novels]], especially [[comic fantasy|comical works]]. He is best known for the ''[[Discworld]]'' series of about 40 volumes. Pratchett's first novel, ''[[The Carpet People]]'', was published in 1971, and since his first ''Discworld'' novel ''([[The Colour of Magic]])'' was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. His latest ''Discworld'' book, ''[[Snuff (Pratchett novel)|Snuff]]'', was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-audience novel since records began in the [[United Kingdom]], selling 55,000 copies in the first three days. |
| - | A '''''comic novel''''' is a work of fiction in which the writer seeks to [[comedy|amuse the reader]]: sometimes with subtlety and as part of a carefully woven narrative, sometimes above all other considerations. | + | |
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| - | One of the most notable [[United Kingdom|British]] comic novelists is [[P.G. Wodehouse]], whose work follows on from that of [[Jerome Klapka Jerome]] and [[Weedon and Grossmith's Diary of A Nobody]]. Nor can Saki's work be ignored, although his career was cut short by the tragic waste of the Great War. AG MacDonnell and GK Chesterton also produced flights of whimsy that delighted their reading audiences in their day. Other, more contemporary UK authors of this ilk include [[Tom Sharpe]], [[Martin Amis]], [[Terry Pratchett]], [[Douglas Adams]], [[Evelyn Waugh]] and [[Ben Elton]]. | + | |
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| - | Notable [[United States|American]] comic novelists include [[Hunter S. Thompson]], [[John Kennedy Toole]], [[Robert Clark Young]], [[Carl Hiaasen]], [[Joseph Heller]] and [[Terry Southern]]. | + | |
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| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | * [[Comedy]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[True History]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[The Golden Ass]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[Tristram Shandy]]'' | + | |
| - | * ''[[The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling]]'' | + | |
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Sir Terence David John "Terry" Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for the Discworld series of about 40 volumes. Pratchett's first novel, The Carpet People, was published in 1971, and since his first Discworld novel (The Colour of Magic) was published in 1983, he has written two books a year on average. His latest Discworld book, Snuff, was at the time of its release the third-fastest-selling hardback adult-audience novel since records began in the United Kingdom, selling 55,000 copies in the first three days.
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