The best humorous fiction: a little review

One of the best safe ways to get away fromReality is reading. And, perhaps, the most appropriate genre for a complete immersion in the atmosphere of the book is fantasy. Such stories for adults with a good psychological background. And if you want to raise the mood, humor fiction is really what you need. Let's talk about some of the brightest representatives of the genre.

Humorous fiction. Best Books

Perhaps, it will be better to start from the sources.The founder of this genre is quite possible to consider Swift. His "Travels Gulliver" many consider a children's book, a banal tale, but this is not so. In the book, the author skillfully ridicules self-importance as a trait of human nature. He shows it in the nature of people, and Lilliputians, and giants. This humorous fiction can please the reader of any age.

If you want to read a light, but simultaneously withthis deep book, go to the shelf with the creations of Harry Harrison. The most popular series is the cycle of science fiction novels "The Steel Rat".

Many book lovers believe that this is the besthumorous fiction about an immense future. Interplanetary and even intergalactic travel is possible here. Steel Rat - the nickname of one clever fraudster, who has an extraordinary mind. It is about his incredible adventures and adventures and is told in this book series.

We can be proud of the fact that the genre is "humorousscience fiction "was developed not only abroad, but also in Russia. The most famous and, of course, talented writers are the Strugatsky brothers. To begin acquaintance with their creativity, the book "Monday begins on Saturday" is ideal. This is a story about the Leningrad programmer Privalov, who, having agreed to drive two employees of the Research Institute of the city of Solovets by car, soon gets there as an employee. About what events occur to him in this unusual place, you can find out by reading the book. The work is distinguished by the subtle humor and ease of the syllable.

Another (from many) book of Strugatsky, writtenin the genre of "humorous fiction", this is "The Second Invasion of the Martians". Here on behalf of an elderly professor named Apollo is told about strange events taking place in a quiet provincial town. Soon the heroes of the book understand: the real Martians came to the earth!

Many people like the modernhumorous fiction. One of the most widely read authors today is Andrei Belyanin, and his most popular work is The Sword without a Name. This book tells of a young man named Andrei. One day he comes to the festival of folk art. Having won in one of the competitions, he wins a sword. The weapons usually look like, but almost immediately Andrei with the sword is not somewhere, but in the real Middle Ages! There he gets acquainted with various people and gets into alterations - in general, all according to the laws of the genre. Only with one amendment: the adventures of the main character are described with a fair amount of humor.

These works, of course, are not the only ones in the genre, but they are worthy of his examples.