The best humorous fiction: a small review

One of the best safe ways to get away from reality is reading. And, perhaps, the most suitable genre for a complete immersion in the atmosphere of the book is a fantasy. Such stories for adults with a good psychological background. And if you want to raise your 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 this in the nature of people, and Lilliputians, and giants. This humorous fiction can please the reader of any age.

If you want to read an easy, but at the same time 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 best humorous fantasy about an immense future. Interplanetary and even intergalactic travel is possible here. The Steel Rat is 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 of "humorous fiction" has 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 learn by reading the book. The work is distinguished by the subtle humor and ease of the syllable.

Another (from many) book Strugatsky, written in the genre of "humorous fiction", 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 earth!

Many people like modern humorous 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 about a young man named Andrei. Once 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.