A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo is a satirical children's book by comedian Jill Twiss , presented by John Oliver , and published by Chronicle Books in March 2018. The illustrations are from EG Keller (pseudonym of Gerald Kelley ).
background
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo is a parody of the children's book Marlon Bundo's A Day in the Life of the Vice President , which was published only one day later , written by Charlotte and illustrated by Karen Pence , daughter and wife of American Vice President Mike Pence . Marlon Bundo is the Pence family's pet rabbit, who also plays a political role with its “own” social media accounts.
Jill Twiss, the creator of the picture book , is one of the authors of the American satirical show Last Week Tonight , hosted by John Oliver . Oliver presented the book on his March 18, 2018 broadcast at the end of a twenty-minute critical contribution about the arch-conservative politician Mike Pence. The show dealt with Pence's homophobic attitudes, in particular his rejection of same-sex marriage and ties to the organization Focus on the Family , which advocates " conversion therapy ". The book by Charlotte and Karen Pence was also promoted at a Focus on the Family event. The Süddeutsche Zeitung described A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo as an "open swipe" at pence. Nevertheless, John Oliver sees the book as “ a real book for children” .
There was also an audiobook abstract, spoken by Jim Parsons , Jesse Tyler Ferguson , Jeff Garlin , Ellie Kemper , John Lithgow , Jack McBrayer and RuPaul .
The economic gain from the sale of the book will go to two non-profit organizations , Aidshilfe AIDS United and the Trevor Project , which supports LGBTQ youth at risk .
content
The protagonist of the love story is the gay rabbit Marlon Bundo, who, like his real role model, is white and black. Marlon Bundo meets a male rabbit named Wesley in the garden of the US Naval Observatory (US Vice President's residence). The two fall in love, they want to marry and "hobble through life together" ( Engl. : "Hop together Forever" ). The leader of animals, Stinkkäfer ( The Stink Bug ), which has a certain resemblance to Mike Pence, rejects same-sex marriage from, however: a male rabbit could only marry a female rabbit.
Marlon Bundo, Wesley and their friends finally vote for a new leader. In the end, the two are married by a lesbian cat.
reception
When online retailer Amazon was A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo shortly after publication ranked one of the best-selling books. 180,000 copies were sold within two days. Independent booksellers criticized the decision to initially only advertise the book through Amazon.
In his review for the magazine Esquire said Nick Pachelli, A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo is more than a mere satire, but "a joy" ( "a joy" ) with successful poetry and "poignant details".
Regnery Publishing , the publisher of the book by Charlotte and Karen Pence, called A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo as "controversial and partisan" ( "controversial and partisan" ). Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, called John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment "vulgar and vile" and criticized him for having politically exploited the Pences picture book. Charlotte Pence, on the other hand, publicly commented positively on the book and published a photo of the real rabbit with a similar, colorful bow tie , as it is also worn by the Marlon Bundo in the book.
Mike Pence himself did not comment on the book.
literature
- Marlon Bundo, Jill Twiss, EG Keller: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver presents A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. Chronicle Books, San Francisco 2018, ISBN 978-1-4521-7380-1 (English).
- German: A day in the life of Marlon Bundo. Written down by Marlon Bundo, with Jill Twiss. Illustrations by EG Keller. German by Manfred Allié . riva, Munich 2018, ISBN 978-3-7423-0764-4 .
Web links
Remarks
- ↑ According to the book title: "Written by Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss" ( "Written by Marlon Bundo with Jill Twiss" ).
- ↑ Charlotte and Karen Pence also donate part of their proceeds to the organizations Tracy's Kids , which supports children with cancer, and The A21 Campaign , which works against human trafficking . See: John Oliver is trolling Pence with a book about a gay bunny on cnn.com.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Rabbits, run: Two books about Mike Pence's bunny Marlon Bundo top bestseller lists on latimes.com
- ↑ Gerald Kelley on lambiek.com
- ↑ Bibliography on geraldkelley.com
- ↑ 'Will & Grace' Boss Donates John Oliver's 'Marlon Bundo' to Every Elementary School in Indiana on hollywoodreporter.com
- ↑ Kulturkampf ums rabbit by Mike Pence on welt.de.
- ↑ a b c His name is not a rabbit on tagesschau.de
- ↑ John Oliver Reveals His Gay Bunny Book Trolling Pence Family Sold 180,000 Copies on thedailybeast.com
- ↑ a b John Oliver spoofs Pence family's new kids' book with gay-themed 'Marlon Bundo' book on washingtonpost.com
- ↑ a b c Why a gay rabbit takes first place on Amazon is on sueddeutsche.de
- ↑ Moderator John Oliver provokes with a gay rabbit on faz.net
- ↑ a b John Oliver is trolling Pence with a book about a gay bunny on cnn.com
- ↑ a b When Two Bunnies Love Each Other Very Much, and Troll the Pences on nytimes.com
- ↑ Charlotte & Karen Pence Promote 'Marlon Bundo' Book At Focus On The Family on cbslocal.com
- ↑ John Oliver releases children's book about gay bunny to spite Pence on cbsnews.com
- ↑ Official website betterbundobook.com
- ↑ John Oliver's Gay-Bunny Book Is Outselling the Mike Pence Book It's Trolling on vanityfair.com
- ↑ John Oliver's gay rabbit book parody outsells Mike Pence's original on Amazon at theguardian.com
- ↑ Marlon Bundo: booksellers furious over decision to launch on Amazon at theguardian.com
- ↑ John Oliver's Marlon Bundo Book Isn't Just Great Trolling — It's a 40-Page Triumph. An honest review of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo . on esquire.com
- ↑ Focus on the Family Calls John Oliver "Vile" After Mike Pence Takedown on westworld.com
- ↑ Twist! Mike Pence's Daughter Loves John Oliver's Gay Marlon Bundo Book on vulture.