Parliament of Whores
| Author | P. J. O'Rourke |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political satire |
| Publisher | Atlantic Monthly Press |
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Publication date
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May 1991 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 233pp. (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-871-13455-1 |
| OCLC | 23179636 |
| 320.973/0207 | |
| LC Class | JK34.O74 1991 |
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.
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]
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