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1) 1984
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia, " watches over all citizens and directs all activities, becoming more powerful as time goes by.
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Eleven essential classics in one volume. This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas published between 1929 and 1964, containing eleven great classics. No anthology better captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had appeared before the institution of the Nebula Awards, the Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders...
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The definitive collection of the best in science fiction stories between 1929 and 1964. This book contains twenty-six of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. They represent the considered verdict of the Science Fiction Writers of America, those who have shaped the genre and who know, more intimately than anyone else, what the criteria for excellence in the field should be. The authors chosen for the Science Fiction Hall Fame are the...
Author
Series
Twayne's English authors volume TEAS 555
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Brian W. Aldiss.
Series
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
Description
Covers nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers of science fiction. Provides biographical information, the historical and/or literary context of the author's work, synopses of major titles, critical commentary, and a selected bibliography listing books by and about the writer.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5--that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts, " anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films (Brazil), television...
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