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    The Power (Naomi Alderman)

    Station Eleven Author: Naomi Alderman Project: dystopia – feminism Year of publication: 2019 Pages: 385 Goodreads: The Power                
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    This Perfect Day (Ira Levin)

    This Perfect Day Author: Ira Levin Project: dystopia –  technology Year of publication: 1970 Pages: 368 Goodreads: The Time Machine                
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    Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro)

    Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Published: 2005 Pages: 288 Project: Orpheus – power of music / unaccepted death / fleeting nature of happiness / love and trust Project: dystopia – technology / [...]
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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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    Gulliver’s Travels (Jonathan Swift)

    Gulliver’s Travels Author: Jonathan Swift List: Pre-Modern Project: dystopia – government / social injustice Year: 1729 Pages: 306 Goodreads: Gulliver’s Travels          
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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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    The Time Machine (H.G. Wells)

    The Time Machine Author: H.G. Wells Project: dystopia – government / technology Year of publication: 1895 Pages: 105 [½] Goodreads: The Time Machine [ Download from Gutenberg.org ]     [...]
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    Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)

    Author: Octavia E. Butler Published: 1993 Pages: 345 Prize:  dystopia – environmental        please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In a dystopian [...]

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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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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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