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dystopian novel

Dutch translation: dystopische roman

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English term or phrase:dystopian novel
Dutch translation:dystopische roman

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13:56 Feb 18, 2010
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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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dystopische roman
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'Gebed voor een moordenaar' is een (bijna) dystopische roman. De dystopie is het tegenovergestelde van de utopie, de ideale wereld.
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dystopische roman


Definition from De boekenkrant:
'Gebed voor een moordenaar' is een (bijna) dystopische roman. De dystopie is het tegenovergestelde van de utopie, de ideale wereld.

Example sentence(s):
  • Dystopie is een (denkbeeldige) samenleving met louter negatieve eigenschappen waarin men beslist niet zou willen leven. Een dystopie is daarmee het tegenovergestelde van een utopie, dat juist een bijzonder positieve samenleving voorspelt. - kunstbus.nl  
  • A Clockwork Orange is een anti-utopische (ook wel: dystopische) roman uit 1962 van de Britse schrijver Anthony Burgess. - babylon.com  
Henk Hofman (X)
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