The Old Man and Mr. Smith

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The Old Man and Mr. Smith is a satirical novel by Peter Ustinov that follows God and the Devil visiting modern Earth to observe and meddle in human affairs.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
author Peter Ustinov ⓘ
authorOccupation actor ⓘ
director ⓘ
writer ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts critique of modern institutions ⓘ
interaction between divine beings and humans ⓘ
exploresConcept afterlife ⓘ
divine intervention ⓘ
morality ⓘ
genre comic novel ⓘ
satire ⓘ
hasForm prose fiction ⓘ
hasHumorStyle ironic ⓘ
witty ⓘ
hasPerspective comic perspective on theology ⓘ
satirical perspective on human affairs ⓘ
hasReligiousElement Christianity ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasSubgenre philosophical comedy ⓘ
religious satire ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Mr. Smith ⓘ
the Old Man ⓘ
hasTone light-hearted ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter God ⓘ
Mr. Smith ⓘ
the Devil ⓘ
the Old Man ⓘ
mediaType print ⓘ
narrativeFocus God and the Devil visiting modern Earth ⓘ
narrativeMode third-person narration ⓘ
publicationYear 1990 ⓘ
publisher Michael Joseph ⓘ
Penguin Books ⓘ
setting modern Earth ⓘ
targetAudience adult readers ⓘ
theme bureaucracy ⓘ
good and evil ⓘ
human nature ⓘ
modern society ⓘ
religion ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting late 20th century ⓘ

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