Some characters are parodies of well-known characters: for example, Pratchett's character Cohen the Barbarian, also called Ghengiz Cohen, is a parody of Conan the Barbarian and Genghis Khan, and his character Leonard of Quirm is a parody of Leonardo da Vinci. Pratchett has offered explanations for his sporadic use of chapters in the young adult titles, he says that he must use chapters because ' editor screams until does', but otherwise feels that they're an unnecessary 'stopping point' that gets in the way of the narrative.Ĭharacters, place names, and titles in Pratchett's books often contain puns, allusions and culture references. Pratchett has a tendency to avoid using chapters, arguing in a Book Sense interview that "life does not happen in regular chapters, nor do movies, and Homer did not write in chapters", adding "I'm blessed if I know what function they serve in books for adults." However, there have been exceptions Going Postal and Making Money and several of his books for younger readers are divided into chapters. One example is his use of footnotes, which usually involve a comic departure from the narrative or a commentary on the narrative, and occasionally have footnotes of their own. Pratchett is known for a distinctive writing style that includes a number of characteristic hallmarks.
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