Molvanîa

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Molvanîa (subtitled A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry) is a book parodying travel guides. The guide describes the fictional country Molvanîa, a post-Soviet state, a nation described as "the birthplace of the whooping cough" and "owner of Europe's oldest nuclear reactor". It was created by Australians Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro and Rob Sitch (locally known in Australia for television shows The D-Generation, The Late Show and The Panel, and films The Castle and The Dish). Along with the other Jetlag Travel volumes, 2004's Phaic Tăn and 2006's San Sombrèro, the book parodies both the language of heritage tourism and the legacy of colonialism and imperialism. Keith Vaz criticised the book for exploiting prejudices.

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