dystopian novel

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13:58 Feb 18, 2010
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English term or phrase: dystopian novel
Definition from Robert Harris - VirtualSalt:
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

Example sentence(s):
  • 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
  • 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
  • In every dystopian novel, the individual is of little, if any consequence, the desire being for uniformity within society. BBC
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antiutopija


Definition from Latvijas enciklopēdiskā vārdnīca:
antiutopija, arī distopija – pretstats utopijai; iedomātās vietas vai stāvokļa apraksts, kurā sabiedrības attīstības tendences iegūst indivīdus un cilvēci kopumā apdraudošu ievirzi. Nozīmīgākais 20 gadsimta darbs par antiutopiju ir Dž. Orvela grāmata 1984 (1949).

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  • "1984" ir visslavenākā antiutopija literatūrā (blakus paša Orvela "Dzīvnieku fermai", Oldesa Hakslija "Brīnišķīgajai jaunajai pasaulei" un Reja Bredberija "451 grādam pēc Fārenheita"). - Vikipēdija  
  • Antiutopija jeb distopija ir literārā žanra utopijas spoguļattēls. - LIIS / Pasaules literatūra  

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antiutopija vai romāns-antiutopija
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