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According to her interview in the Paris Review, what is the meaning of the statement, “Successful satire has got to be pretty good the day after tomorrow.” Good satire that is successful today will be unknown tomorrow. Good satire that is unknown today will be popular tomorrow. Good satire that is relevant today has relevance anytime. Good satire that is successful today has relevance temporarily.

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Good satire that is relevant today has relevance anytime.

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Good satire that is relevant today has relevance anytime.

This means that good satire should keep its entertainment and appealing with time, its atemporary the most important satire ever is Don quixote and up untill this day it mantains as one of the best novels ever written.

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