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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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- Distopya, (anti-ütopya Yunanca dystopia) çoğunlukla ütopik bir toplum anlayışının anti-tezini tanımlamak için kullanılır. Wikipedia - by Esin Ozer
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- Bazı Distopik Romanlar [değiştir]
Bin Dokuz Yüz Seksen Dört -- George Orwell
Hayvanlar Çiftliği -- George Orwell
Ben (roman) -- Ayn Rand
Cesur Yeni Dünya -- Aldous Huxley
Biz--Yevgeni Zamyetin
- Wikipedia by Esin Ozer
- Olası bir gelecekte geçen ve bugünün hatalarının olası kötü sonuçlarını ele alarak bugünü eleştiren, bugüne bir uyarı niteliği taşıyan romanlardan Güneş Gezegeni-Dış Dünya Gezisi. Bir bilimkurgu ya da distopik bir roman mı demeli! Yerli malı üstelik.
Güneş Gezegeni’nde dünya kirlilik, doğal kaynakların hızlı ve yanlış tüketimi, küresel ısınma ve bunu takip eden su savaşları yüzünden kelimenin gerçek anlamıyla bitmiş-tükenmiş durumda. - Radikal Kitap by Esin Ozer
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- [U]twór fabularny przedstawiający koszmarną, choć logicznie uzasadnioną, wewnętrznie spójną i niekiedy dość prawdopodobną wizję przyszłej egzystencji człowieka. (...) [D]ystopia wywodzi swoje wizje bezpośrednio z tendencji rozwojowych współczesnej autorowi rzeczywistości. [A Niewiadowski, A. Smuszkiewicz, "Leksykon polskiej literatury fantastycznonaukowej" (Poznań 1990), str 250 i 262. -Przytoczone za: Artur Czesak, "Dystopia", Poradnia Językowa, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN] Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN - by Piotr Czyżewski
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- Wszystkie dystopie łączy przedstawiany przez nie rozrost propagandy i zwątpienie społeczeństwa w możliwość bycia szczęśliwym. - Wprost24 by Piotr Czyżewski
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