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 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.

Parliament of Whores
First edition
AuthorP. J. O'Rourke
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitical satire
PublisherAtlantic Monthly Press
Publication date
May 1991
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages233pp. (first edition)
ISBN0-871-13455-1
OCLC23179636
320.973/0207
LC ClassJK34.O74 1991

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
  1. Cohen, Roger (August 30, 1991). "The Atlantic Monthly Press Is Sold to One of Its Editors". The New York Times.
  2. "Best Sellers". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. July 6, 1991.
  3. Riley, Michael (July 8, 1991). "No Deficit of Laughs". Time Magazine.
  4. Bernstein, Richard (August 1, 1991). "Laughing at Big Government, and Crying, Too". The New York Times.
  5. Wilson, Robert (April 29, 1992). "Paperbacks". USA Today.


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