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1972 novel by R. M. Koster From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dissertation is a novel by R. M. Koster, part of the Tinieblas trilogy.
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Author | R. M. Koster |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 438 pp |
ISBN | 0-393-30648-8 |
OCLC | 19630176 |
813/.54 20 | |
LC Class | PS3561.O84 D5 1989 |
The book is a mock-PhD thesis, written by the son of the dictator of Tinieblas, recounting his father's rise and fall in a satire of academic prose, while the footnotes narrate the sad life of the doctoral candidate, in the manner of Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire.
The Dissertation makes an appearance in the 2013 Stephen King novel Joyland where it is being read by the character Annie Ross.[1]
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