Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth
First edition cover
Author
The Onion
Country
United States
Language
English
Genre
Satire
Published
30 October 2007 (Little, Brown and Company)
Media type
Print (Hardcover)
Pages
245
ISBN
978-0316018425
OCLC
474118895
Our Dumb World is a parody of the standard desk atlas created by the staff of The Onion and published by Little, Brown and Company on 30 October 2007. It is The Onion's first book of entirely original content since 1999's Our Dumb Century.
The book, written in the satirical paper's editorial voice, contains entries for nearly every country on Earth, including detailed maps, feature articles, and humorous stereotyped descriptions of regional history and customs. For example, Romania's entry is subtitled, "Bram Stoker's Romania."
There are eight distinct sections of the atlas. In order, North America, South America, Africa, Middle East, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Extra. Included in the Extra section are the Northern and Southern Poles and Greenland, which is "larger than Africa and South America combined."
The visual style of the book has been compared to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness series.[1] The book uses faux xenophobia to illustrate the cultural differences of various nations, often mocking racial stereotypes with satirical comments. Each section contains "facts" about the nation, a brief history, and other information.
Elements of the book have been transferred to an electronic format available on the paper's website and as a layer on Google Earth. Our Dumb World is also available as an audio book.
^Cary Darling. "Onion's 'Our Dumb World' could pass for what it's mocking". Chicago Tribune. 3 January 2008. 5.
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