Venus on the Half-Shell

Venus on the Half-Shell

infobox Book |
name = Venus on the Half-Shell
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image_caption = 1970s paperback edition
author = Philip José Farmer as Kilgore Trout
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country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Science fiction novel
publisher = Dell Publishing
release_date = 1975
media_type = Print (Paperback)
pages = 122 pp
isbn = ISBN 0440361494
oclc = 17008560
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"Venus on the Half-Shell" was first published in two parts beginning in the December 1974 issue of "The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction". It is a science fiction novel attributed to the fictional author Kilgore Trout but actually written by Philip José Farmer. Kilgore Trout is a recurring character of many of the novels of Kurt Vonnegut and this book was first mentioned as a fictional work in his novel "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater" (1965).

According to Farmer's introduction in "Venus on the Half-Shell and Others", Vonnegut was initially reluctant to allow the project, but finally relented. After publication, a poorly-worded magazine article gave Vonnegut the impression that Farmer had planned to write the story regardless of his permission, which angered Vonnegut. Also, it was popularly assumed that Vonnegut wrote the book. This problem was solved by the book being reprinted under Farmer's by-line.

The book claims that the Bible falsely accuses Merneptah, king of Egypt, of being the Pharaoh of the Exodus. However, the name "Merneptah" is not in the Bible, and the ruler of Egypt during the Exodus is called only "Pharaoh."

A common theme of the novel is to use anagrams for names of the characters.

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* [http://www.sfcovers.net/Magazines/FSF/FSF_0283.jpgOriginal magazine publication cover at VISCO]


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