| A Dirty Job | |
 First edition cover |
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| Author | Christopher Moore |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Humor, Fiction |
| Publisher | Harper Collins |
| Publication date | 21 March 2006 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-06-059027-0 |
| Preceded by | The Stupidest Angel |
| Followed by | You Suck |
A Dirty Job is the ninth novel by Christopher Moore, published in 2006. Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of Absurdist fiction. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Humour or humor (see spelling differences) is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke Laughter and provide Amusement Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Stupidest Angel A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror is the eighth novel by Christopher Moore. You Suck A Love Story is the tenth novel by Christopher Moore. Christopher Moore (born 1957 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American writer of Absurdist fiction. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. While reflecting the author's absurdist tendencies, the content of the novel draws in no small part from his own experiences in tending to the needs of close family and friends who were in the stages of dying. Absurdist fiction is a genre of Fiction, Drama or Poetry that centers on the behavior of Absurd characters situations or subjects
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Plot
The story centers on Charlie Asher, a beta-male who leads a satisfying life as the owner and proprietor of a second-hand store in San Francisco. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city At the moment when his wife Rachel unexpectedly dies in the hospital shortly after the birth of their first child (Sophie), Charlie becomes involved in a new sideline of retrieving the souls of the dying, so as to protect them from the forces of the underworld. He only gradually realizes the ramifications of this business as various clues and complications unfold. Ultimately Charlie resolves to confront directly the forces of darkness.
Themes
Like all of Christopher Moore's other novels, this one is humanistic, with the everyman characters coming out in triumph, and slightly absurdist, with odd situations, gags and sexual jokes. Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal In literature and drama the term everyman has come to mean an ordinary individual with whom the audience or reader is supposed to be able to identify easily and who is often placed Absurdism is a Philosophy stating that the efforts of humanity to find meaning in the Universe ultimately fail (and hence are absurd because no such
A running theme of the novel is the notion of the human "beta-male" (Moore's concept), who is inferior in social status and strength to the alpha-male, but who survives by the sheer power of imagination. Human beings, humans or man (Origin 1590–1600 L homō man OL hemō the earthly one (see Humus In Social animals the alpha male is the individual in the community to whom the others follow and defer
The novel nods to such ancient texts such as the Tibetan Book of the Dead. ' The Book of the Dead' is the common name for the Ancient Egyptian Funerary text known as ' Spells of Coming' (or ' Going') ' Forth By Day' A Dirty Job also invokes mythological creatures such as the Morrigan, and invents a new type of re-animated life-form based on the "Curious Monstrosities" of Monique Motil, to elaborate the plot. The Morrígan ("terror" or "phantom queen" or Mórrígan ("great queen" (also known as Morrígu, Morríghan, Mor-Ríoghain
Movie Rights and Popularity
Shortly after its release, A Dirty Job reached 9th place on the New York Times Best Seller list. The New York Times Best Seller List is widely considered to be the preeminent list of best-selling books in the United States. An unabridged commercial compact disc recording of A Dirty Job has been issued with narration by Fisher Stevens. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio Fisher Stevens (born November 27, 1963) is an American actor He is perhaps best known for his portrayals of Chuck Fishman on Early Edition As of August 2006 the motion picture rights have been acquired by Chris Columbus and his company, 1492 Productions. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Christopher 'Chris' Columbus (born September 10 1958, Spangler Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker [1] In October A Dirty Job won the 2006 Quill Award in the category of General Fiction. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Quill Awards were " Consumer -driven awards created to inspire reading while promoting Literacy. [2]
Cameos
A few characters from Moore's earlier novels continue their lives in this story: Minty Fresh from Coyote Blue and, because of the story's San Francisco setting (where Bloodsucking Fiends took place), Jody (unnamed in a cameo appearance), The Emperor (and his two "soldiers", Bummer and Lazarus), and the detectives Alphonse Rivera and Nick Cavuto. Coyote Blue is the second novel by Christopher Moore, published in 1994. Bloodsucking Fiends A Love Story is the third novel by Christopher Moore, published in 1995. Joshua Abraham Norton ( c 1819 &ndash January 8 1880 the self-proclaimed His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Jody's meeting with Charlie Asher is also shown, from her perspective, in You Suck: A Love Story, the continuation of Bloodsucking Fiends. You Suck A Love Story is the tenth novel by Christopher Moore.
External links
- Author's own website for the book, including excerpt of first chapter
- "The Beta-Male Manifesto" (in the author's blog, drawn partly from the novel):
- Memory book with photographs from Moore's book-signing tour for the original hardback edition during 21 March-23 April 2006
- Audio MP3 podcast of Moore's appearance on 28 March 2006 at the Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver, Colorado
- The "sartorial creature" dolls of Monique Motil, which provided the inspiration for the "squirrel people" in Moore's novel
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