The short reign of Pippin IV : a fabrication

The short reign of Pippin IV A fabrication

John Steinbeck, 1902-1968

Book - 2007

In "The Short Reign of Pippin IV," John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Hristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippins wife, Queen Marie, who might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called egg king of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners.

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Subjects
Political satire.
Kings and rulers > Fiction.
Queens > France > Fiction.
France > History > Fiction.
Published
New York : Penguin Books 2007.
Language
English
Main Author
John Steinbeck, 1902-1968 (-)
Other Authors
Robert Eustis Morsberger, 1929- (-), Katharine M. Morsberger
Physical Description
xxxiv, 131 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN
9780143039464
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Though much of Steinbeck's work has a political bent, this brief 1957 outing is his only straight political satire. Pippin Heristal somehow has been tapped by the French people against his will to become their ruler. They'll be sorry! Although not among Steinbeck's better-known works, it was one of his personal favorites. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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