Parliament of Whores
Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government is an international best-selling political humor book by P. J. O'Rourke published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1991. It is a scathing critique of the American system of governance from a libertarian perspective. The hard cover version was a #1 New York Times bestseller, sold over 150,000 copies in its first two months of release, and earned over $1 million in revenue in the same time period.[1] Parliament reached the top 5 on Canadian best seller lists.[2] The paperback release in 1992 was a similar commercial success.
The book received an overwhelmingly positive critical reception. Time Magazine called it "a riotously funny and perceptive indictment of America's political system".[3] The New York Times called it "a funnily savage attack on the political authorities of the United States".[4] In a piece about its 1992 paperback release, USA Today described it as "the anthem of this political year".[5]
References
- ^ Cohen, Roger (August 30, 1991). "The Atlantic Monthly Press Is Sold to One of Its Editors". The New York Times.
- ^ "Best Sellers". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. July 6, 1991.
- ^ Riley, Michael (July 8, 1991). "No Deficit of Laughs". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on May 14, 2010.
- ^ Bernstein, Richard (August 1, 1991). "Laughing at Big Government, and Crying, Too". The New York Times.
- ^ Wilson, Robert (April 29, 1992). "Paperbacks". USA Today.
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