It kinda reads like Orwell wanted to write an essay on the subject but thought it would get a larger audience if he wrote it as a novel. I read it about twenty years ago and even back then it was terrifying just how many of the predictions had already come true.
The author of the novel, John Brunner, read Alvin Toffler’s books and wrote a science fiction novel based on them. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1969 and it’s scary how many of the predictions came to pass
It kinda reads like Orwell wanted to write an essay on the subject but thought it would get a larger audience if he wrote it as a novel. I read it about twenty years ago and even back then it was terrifying just how many of the predictions had already come true.
“Stand On Zanzibar” has entered the chat.
The author of the novel, John Brunner, read Alvin Toffler’s books and wrote a science fiction novel based on them. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1969 and it’s scary how many of the predictions came to pass