satire

I don't know what makes me feel worse: that such a poorly written novel became a global bestseller, or that the publishing industry (and our online world in general) is such an easy target for satire. Depressing to say the least. Now I see it's been optioned for TV: Lionsgate TV Options...

From a publisher / agent's perspective is satire considered a genre or a sub genre? For example, if Animal Farm were published today, how would publishers see it in the marketplace? Do books which aren't written to market, or that straddle genres face challenges being picked up?