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- An anti-utopian novel where, instead of a paradise, everything has gone wrong in the attempt to create a perfect society. See utopian novel. Examples:
* George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
* Aldous Huxley, Brave New World Robert Harris - VirtualSalt
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- Written by Stephen King under the penname of Richard Bachman, “The Running Man” is a fantastic dystopian novel about a frightening future where ratings and entertainment takes form in a man hunt, and where even the “winners” are losers. - Jamie Frater by
- Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" is one of the most artfully crafted dystopian novels ever penned, rivaled only by Jack Womack's "Random Acts of Senseless Violence." - Mac Tonnies by
- In every dystopian novel, the individual is of little, if any consequence, the desire being for uniformity within society. - BBC by
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- 'Gebed voor een moordenaar' is een (bijna) dystopische roman. De dystopie is het tegenovergestelde van de utopie, de ideale wereld. De boekenkrant - by Henk Hofman (X)
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- Dystopie is een (denkbeeldige) samenleving met louter negatieve eigenschappen waarin men beslist niet zou willen leven. Een dystopie is daarmee het tegenovergestelde van een utopie, dat juist een bijzonder positieve samenleving voorspelt.
- kunstbus.nl by Henk Hofman (X)
- A Clockwork Orange is een anti-utopische (ook wel: dystopische) roman uit 1962 van de Britse schrijver Anthony Burgess. - babylon.com by Henk Hofman (X)
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- "Dystopie (jako protiklad utopie) ukazuje společnost, jejíž občané jsou neskrývaně utlačováni politickým systémem. Dystopický román se tak pohybuje na pomezí společenské fikce a nelichotivého zrcadla nastaveného společenskému vývoji." Socioweb - by Katarina Gould (X)
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- Jersilda je dystopický román o mladom, nevinnom chlapcovi ako, Hucklebbery Finn, ktorý cestuje po svete, zničenom výbuchom atómovej vojny, a snaží sa vytvoriť si pre seba priestor plný lásky a bezpečia. - Eurozine by Katarina Gould (X)
- Jeho prvé diela odzrkadlovali jeho záujem o enviromentálne témy a nenásilné riešenia konfliktov. Z jeho diel sú najznámejšie série kníh The Stainless Steel Rat (čes. Ocelová krysa) a Bill, the Galactic Hero (čes. Bill, galaktický hrdina). Známy je aj jeho dystopický román Make Room! Make Room! - Wikipedia Harry Harrison by Katarina Gould (X)
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