dystopian novel

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13:58 Feb 18, 2010
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Additional field(s): Cinema, Film, TV, Drama, Linguistics
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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5 +1distopinis romanas
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distopinis romanas


Definition from own experience or research:
Romanas, kuriame vaizduojama niūri ateities vizija. Priešingybė utopijai.

Example sentence(s):
  • ... 1918 m. pasirodęs nežinomo autoriaus, pasirašiusio Oweno Gregory’o pseudonimu, distopinis romanas „Supervalstybė Mekanija“, išpranašavęs nacių režimą Vokietijoje. - Literatūra ir menas  
  • Jevgenijaus Zamiatino distopinis romanas „Mes“ modernią jėgą nusakė visiškai taip pat, kaip XIX a. ją įsivaizdavo tobulą kalėjimo projektą sukonstravęs anglų filosofas utilitaristas Jeremy Benthamas, vėliau įdomiai perinterpretuotas Michelio Foucault kaip Panoptikono kūrėjas. - Delfi  
  • Pastaraisiais metais Rusijoje pastebima antiutopinių arba distopinių romanų banga, kuriuose piešiama netolimos niūrios ateities vizijos. - Kultūrpolis  
Ugne Vitkute (X)
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