Gladiator-At-Law

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Gladiator-At-Law is a satirical science fiction novel, co-written by Cyril M. Kornbluth, that critiques corporate power and social inequality in a dystopian future.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
satirical novel ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ
author C. M. Kornbluth ⓘ
linked to: Cyril M. Kornbluth

Frederik Pohl ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
critiques consumer culture ⓘ
corporate capitalism ⓘ
legal profession ⓘ
social stratification ⓘ
depicts company towns ⓘ
corporate-controlled cities ⓘ
gladiatorial combat as entertainment ⓘ
privatized justice ⓘ
slum housing ⓘ
firstPublicationYear 1955 ⓘ
genre satire ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasCharacter Charles Mundin ⓘ
Gus ⓘ
Maggie Mundin ⓘ
Norvell Bligh ⓘ
hasCoverArtist Richard Powers ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later dystopian corporate fiction ⓘ
hasNarrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
hasReception cult classic in science fiction ⓘ
hasSubject corporations ⓘ
lawyers ⓘ
political corruption ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
hasWorkType standalone novel ⓘ
isNotableFor blend of satire and hard-edged social commentary ⓘ
early critique of corporate dystopia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ
mainTheme class stratification ⓘ
corporate power ⓘ
economic exploitation ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ
medium print ⓘ
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
partOf American science fiction literature ⓘ
periodOfPublication 1950s ⓘ
publisher Ballantine Books ⓘ
setting dystopian future ⓘ

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Cyril M. Kornbluth → coAuthorOf → Gladiator-At-Law ⓘ