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    The Wall (John Lanchester)

    The Wall Author: John Lanchester List: Open Option (Man Booker Longlist 2019) Project:  dystopia – government / environmental / social injustice Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 276 Goodreads: The Wall [...]
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    Player Piano (Kurt Vonnegut)

    Player Piano Author: Kurt Vonnegut Project: dystopia – technology Year of publication: 1952 Pages: 341 Goodreads: Player Piano                
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    Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

    Fahrenheit 451 is set in a dystopian future where books are banned, and firefighters burn them instead of extinguishing fires. The story follows Guy Montag, a firefighter who starts questioning [...]
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    Machines Like Me (Ian McEwan)

    Machines Like Me Author: Ian McEwan Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 306 Project: dystopia – technology Goodreads: Machine Like Me          
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    The Year of the Flood (Margaret Atwood)

    The Year of the Flood Author: Margaret Atwood List: Open Option Project: dystopia – environmental / corporate rule Year of publication: 2009 Pages: 434 Goodreads: The Year of the Flood [...]
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    The Iron Heel (Jack London)

    The Iron Heel Author: Jack London Project: dystopia – government / corporate rule Year of publication: 1908 Pages: 195 Goodreads: The Iron Heel [ Download from Gutenberg.org ]     [...]
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    The Road (Cormac McCarthy)

    In a post-apocalyptic world, a father and son embark on a treacherous journey towards the coast, facing scarcity, danger, and the struggle to maintain their humanity. Their bond and determination [...]
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    Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)

    Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Oryx and Crake follows the story of Snowman, the last human survivor, as he reflects on his past and the events that led to the [...]

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Grendel (John Gardner)

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Author:John Gardner  Published: 1971 Pages: 174        In Grendel, the classic monster from Beowulf tells his own story and sees the world as a place ruled by chaos, accident, and inevitable death. Haunted [...]

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Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)

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Brave New World is a dystopian novel set in a futuristic society where citizens are genetically engineered and conditioned for conformity and pleasure. The story follows a man named Bernard Marx who challenges the societal […]

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Girl in Translation (Jean Kwok)

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10th November 2021 0

Author: Jean Kwok Published: 2010 Pages: 290 Project: Identity – Hybrid Cultural Identity          please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply Girl in Translation portrays the story […]

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