Tag Archives: Utopian and dystopian fiction

The problem with no problems

Posted on October 1, 2013 by knlistman

Dystopian novels  are much easier to write than those set in a utopia. Typically the main character manages to lift the veil hiding the ugly truth behind the society. For example in H.G. Well’s novella, The Time Machine, an English scientists … Continue reading →

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Too bad to be true

Posted on September 27, 2013 by knlistman

Sir Thomas More, a scholar, lawyer and statesman published a novel in 1516 describing a perfect civilization. According to the book, this too real to be true society existed on an imaginary island that he dubbed Utopia.  Of course, More … Continue reading →

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