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Pastiche is utilized in reworking Daniel Defoe's 'Robinson Crusoe', exploring themes of language and representation, while critically engaging with the original text's colonial context.

The novel uses pastiche by mixing elements of different genres such as spy thrillers, war novels, and science fiction, and it incorporates slapstick humor with historical detail.

This collection of short stories features parody and pastiche through its playfulness with narrative form, directly addressing the reader and subverting traditional storytelling methods.

A parody of academic literary criticism, the book presents fictional essays on Winnie-the-Pooh as if it were a serious subject of postmodern studies.

Pastiche is used in this cyberpunk novel through its amalgamation of noir detective themes with futuristic tech jargon to form a new genre narrative.

This novel uses pastiche by presenting a fictional poem followed by a commentary that parodies literary criticism, with embedded narratives and academic egotism.

Partly parodic, the novel satirizes war by juxtaposing the horrific with the absurd, underlying its anti-war message with irony and black humor.

Although not primarily recognized for pastiche, the novel satirizes the Socratic dialogue by using it to dismantle cultural myths and to interrogate the assumptions of Western civilization.

Uses pastiche by imitating medieval manuscripts and biblical analysis within a detective narrative, blending religious lore and literature with mystery.

Employs pastiche through the adoption of a 19th-century Victorian style while infusing it with modern commentary and metafictional elements.

The novel employs pastiche through its use of various textual styles and genres, mimicking the narrative forms of detective fiction, among others.

Though not overt, the novel subtly employs pastiche through its blending of African-American folklore, history, and magical realism to construct a narrative on slavery's legacy.

This novel extensively uses pastiche, combining journalistic prose, scientific reports, and colloquial language to create a multifaceted narrative structure.

This novel includes pastiche by emulating the language of media saturation and consumer culture, often exaggerating for effect to critique these phenomena.