Inspiration...
I wanted to begin this blog to share my interest in dystopian fiction, both in novel form and film. To anyone who doesn't know what it means, here is a good definition:
"A dystopia (alternatively, cacotopia, kakotopia or anti-utopia) is the antithesis of a utopian society. Dystopian societies are usually characterized by extreme governmental tyranny and an exploitation of the people." (Wikipedia.org)
Some examples of dystopian fiction include:
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
posted by AIW at 5:07 pm
2 Comments:
Dystopian themes are common amongst SF writers. Failures and parodies of utopian societies also.
I would be nice to compile longer list of SF works centred on dystopias.
My short list would be something like this:
Starting with J. Verne, HG Wells, Orwell progressing to A Huxley, R. Bradbury and J Ballard, A Burgess and on to W. Gibson, N. Stephenson. B. Sterling
Cyberpunk explores dystopia too. Useful starting point is here http://hem.passagen.se/replikant/alt_cyberpunk_faq.htm
Wonderful blog already Allison! I look forward to reading your future entries.
Melanie : )
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