English Satire
ONE of the latest additions to fictional writers of the humorist variety is Mr. Kenneth Macassey. His first work, "Collective Insecurity," was a satirical and entertaining novel on international affairs. He has now published a second novel, "Hot Air" (Longmans), in which there is the same blending of satire and fun, and in the same rollicking way. This time, however, apart from a French character or two, he confines himself to his own country, tilting at an assortment of its better-class citizens, but, in especial, bringing satire to bear on business puffety and the chapter of an English cathedral. There is no suggestion of malice in his mocking of the types of people he depicts, but some of his inventions are grotesque, for example, the portrayal of the dean in the latter part of the book. Taking it as a whole, the book is cleverly written and hilariously funny.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 124, 28 May 1938, Page 12 (Supplement)
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