Parliament of Whores
Parliament of Whores is an international best-selling political humor book by P. J. O'Rourke published by Atlantic Monthly Press in 1991. Subtitled "A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire US Government", Parliament is a scathing critique of the American system of governance from a right wing conservative 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]
[edit] References
- ^ The Atlantic Monthly Press Is Sold to One of Its Editors. The New York Times. Roger Cohen. August 30, 1991.
- ^ "Best Sellers." The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec). July 6 1991.
- ^ No Deficit of Laughs. Time Magazine. Michael Riley. July 8 1991.
- ^ Laughing at Big Government, and Crying, Too. New York Times. Richard Bernstein. August 1 1991.
- ^ "Paperbacks." USA Today. Robert Wilson. April 29 1992.
