Orwell, or Concerning Visionary Power | by Umberto Eco
There is very little about the book — although this very little is quite important — that is prophetic. At least three-quarters of what Orwell narrates is not negative utopia, but history.
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1984: Orwell, o dell’energia visionaria | Saggio di Umberto Eco
Il terribile libro di Orwell ha segnato il nostro tempo, gli ha fornito una immagine ossessiva, la minaccia di un millennio assai prossimo, e dicendo "quel giorno verrà..." ci ha impegnato tutti…
“We” by Yevgeny Zamyatin – Introduction by Mirra Ginsburg
We played a fateful role in Yevgeny Zamyatin's life. An epitome of his philosophy, the novel prefigured his own future and that of his country with astonishing accuracy.
Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale: A Contextual Dystopia
In this essay, Ketterer examines the cyclical structure and historical perspective of The Handmaid’s Tale. According to Ketterer, Atwood breaks from traditional dystopia conventions by juxtaposing present and post-dystopia contexts.
Protected: The Handmaid’s Tale (1985) – Full Text
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George Orwell’s Review of “WE” by E. I. Zamyatin
The first thing anyone would notice about "We" is the fact - never pointed out, I believe - that Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" must be partly derived from it.