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7 best short stories - Dystopia - cover

7 best short stories - Dystopia

E. M. Forster, H. G. Wells, H. Beam Piper, Fyodor Dostoevsky, M.P. Shiel, August Nemo

Publisher: Tacet Books

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Summary

Dystopian fiction- sometimes combined with, but distinct from apocalyptic literature - is the opposite: the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author's ethos.
The critic August Nemo selected seven classic tales of dystopian scenarios.

- The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster
- The Answer by H. Beam Piper
- The Purple Cloud by M.P. Shiel
- The Empire of the Ants by H.G. Wells
- In The Year 2889 by Jules Verne
- The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers
- Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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Available since: 05/12/2020.

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