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Reading and writing satire: Mightier than the sword?

by Charles Harris
October 24, 2021October 24, 2021
Books, Comedy, Interviews, Satire, Technique

READING AND WRITING SATIRE Satire is having a big moment. We have satirical novels winning the Mann Booker Prize, satirical TV shows hoovering up the ratings along with satirical movies. Some politicians are deemed to…

Does satire work?

by Charles Harris
November 6, 2019November 6, 2019
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Books, Satire

DOES SATIRE WORK? I’m just finishing a book about satire. Satire is flourishing. We satirists like to think that we change things – ideally for the better. But for all the fuss, does satire work?…