Sentences with phrase «dystopian novels»

The blurred lines between fact and fiction have never felt so prevalent; they are the subjects of science fiction and dystopian novels such JG Ballard's «The Drowned World», or Yevgeny Zamyatin's «We».

Marion König, International Sales Manager E-Publishing, Bastei Lübbe, spoke about the company's «Apocalypsis» project — a series of dystopian novels which the German publisher translated on its own into English and sold in a staggered release starting last fall.

Now Is Not The Time For Realistic Fiction, Says Margaret Atwood — In The Handmaid's Tale, Margaret Atwood wrote one of the most terrifying dystopian novels I've ever read.

Dystopian novels are nothing new.

But before you go and purchase one of these books, it's important to understand what dystopian novels are about.

For example, Hugh Howey used Kindle Direct to publish his Wool series of dystopian novels, and a few years ago, he said his titles were bringing in six figures in revenue most months — leading to a big publishing deal where Howey was able to keep the e-book rights for himself.

Or, reviews of two dystopian novels: Karen Faris's Grumbles the Novel, Part I: Take a Pill and Chuck Wendig's Under the Empyrean Sky.

On the heels of my discussion on the allure of dystopia in fiction, here is my list of top ten all time best dystopian novels.

That avoids confusion, so when they see Bob Jones, they know he's writing dystopian novels, and BE Jones, that he's writing romance.

The most compelling dystopian novels aren't really about a horrifying possible future; they're about the present, and the dangers we don't see because they're part of the cultural air we breathe.

Only $ 2.99 for 11 YA Dystopian Novels Amazon The VOIGHT - KAMPFF * Interview * Bladerunner Leon: Do you make up these questions Mr. Holden, or do they write them down for you?

Contrary to most dystopian novels, this was not set in the future.

Here, however, we're focused on dystopian novels in which crime and crime - solving are central to the action.

Huxley (1894 - 1963), on the other hand, was born into a prominent English family, wrote elegant satirical and dystopian novels like Crome Yellow and Brave New World, and embraced the new frontier of hallucinogenic drugs, most explicitly in his extended essay on mescaline usage, The Doors of Perception.

Fiction Affliction: Genre - Benders for December by Suzanne Johnson (Steampunk, dystopian novels etc..)

So if you're like so many others who are obsessed with YA dystopian novels like The Hunger Games, Delirium, and Divergent, and haven't yet read the growing phenomenon that is The Moon Dwellers, now's your chance to do so FOR FREE.

To the extent that dystopian novels depict anxieties about the present rather than predictions for the future, it seems clear that contemporary writers are just as concerned about women's rights as Atwood was in 1985.

Starters, Lissa Price, (RH / Delacorte Young Readers; Listening Library) is a new entry in the crowded field of YA dystopian novels.

Dystopian novels form a major category: Orwell's Animal Farm, William Golding's allegory The Lord of the Flies, Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist comedy Slaughterhouse - Five, Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, and McCarthy's The Road join Nineteen Eighty - Four here.

The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult, dystopian novels written by Suzanne Collins, a woman previously known for writing for Nickelodeon's early»90s sitcom Clarissa Explains It All.

In 1985 Neil Postman published a book, «Amusing Ourselves to Death, «in which he argued that of the two great dystopian novels from the first half of the 20th century — Aldous Huxley's «Brave New World» and George Orwell's «1984» — it was actually the former, whose weapon of governmental control was distraction, rather than the latter, whose weapon was dictatorship, that was the more prescient and more deadly.

My sister is a huge lover of dystopian novels so I will definitely pass these recommendations on to her.

When not eating plants, you can find her reading spooky dystopian novels, exploring SoCal's local trails or cuddling her dog, Penny the Rescue Puppy.

He likes reading military thrillers and history books; I like cookbooks and dystopian novels.

The social - media company isn't quite like the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty - Four, which works to change, correct, and falsify news and information to keep Big Brother in power.

In Orwell's dystopian novel, a totalitarian state maintains social control by obfuscating reality, using what the British author called «Newspeak» and «doublethink» to compel its subjects to acknowledge as true what they know is false.

In fairness, Benn's acolyte, Chris Mullin, anticipated some of the challenges to a prospective Benn government in his didactic, dystopian novel A Very British Coup.

It appears Shades of Grey, a beautifully written dystopian novel in which your caste is determined by which colors you can see, will be part of a series.

But the truth is, the book I am reading at the time of his question probably is a dystopian novel.

I have not, but I have watched the new series on Hulu based on the dystopian novel.

Their highly idiosyncratic output includes the 2012 bloody black comedy «Sightseers» and last year's «High - Rise,» based on a dystopian novel by J.G. Ballard.

HBO have released a full - length trailer for their movie adaption of the classic dystopian novel, «Fahrenheit 451».

The Scorch Trials is the continued adaptation of James Dashner's YA dystopian novel series, a series whose success was by no means shaped by The Hunger Games series.

Ramin Bahrani (99 Homes), uniting with Shannon, directs this new adaptation from Ray Bradbury's seminal dystopian novel.

The drama series based on Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel begins with Moss» character on the...

3:45 am (14th)-- TCM — Fahrenheit 451 François Truffaut's first foray in English - language film was this adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel, following fireman (that is, book - burner) Montag as he comes into contact with a group of fugitives intent on preserving the knowledge in books even as the government tries to destroy them, and he begins to wonder if perhaps they are right.

But his latest project, an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, is produced by HBO, the cable / satellite network behind Game of Thrones.

In a number of ways, Hulu's serialization of Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel challenges the viewer to oppose the status quo.

Here's today's latest casting news: Denzel Washington (Man on Fire) is in early talks to star in Shovel Ready, a Warner Bros. adaptation of journalist Adam Sternbergh's debut dystopian novel.

Its sequel, the far superior «The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,» rewrites the rules, which not only makes for a more exciting death match, but also yields a rich sociopolitical critique in the process, in keeping with the incendiary subtext of Suzanne Collins» dystopian novel.

It feels both divorced from and intrinsically tied to its source material, the 1953 dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury, which is maybe inevitable when bringing a decades - old work to a contemporary audience.

Based on Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel which depicts a future where media is an opiate, history is outlawed and «firemen» burn books, Jordan portrays Montag, a young fireman who forsakes his world and struggles to regain his humanity as he battles his mentor, fire captain Beatty, played by Shannon.

Not only is it based on Margaret Atwood's classic dystopian novel, but it was shot in and around Toronto.

Ramin Bahrani's HBO - backed adaptation of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel is a disappointingly damp squib.Read More

The slate of 12 international titles vying for a $ 25,000 prize include «High - Rise,» a British adaptation of J.G. Ballard's dystopian novel, and «Land of Mine,» a Danish - German post-World War II thriller about a team of schoolboy POWs who are tasked with the removal of still - active buried land mines.

Ramin Bahrani is set to write and direct an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel for HBO films.

Steven Spielberg's first Warner Bros. film since 2001's «A.I.,» the adaptation of Ernest Cline's dystopian novel will hit theaters in 2017.

HBO is tackling a re-imagining of Ray Bradbury's classic dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon as its stars.

An adaptation of Ernest Cline's 2011 dystopian novel, it centers on Wade Watts, a teenager who plugs into a virtual world called OASIS.

English - language film is this adaptation of Bradbury's classic dystopian novel.