Dystopia genre books (163)
France152.
Unsere verschwundenen Herzen : Roman by Celeste Ng DE
Country: North America / 
United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Der zwölfjährige Bird lebt mit seinem Vater in Harvard. Seit einem Jahrzehnt wird ihr Leben von Gesetzen bestimmt, die nach Jahren der wirtschaftlichen Instabilität und Gewalt die »amerikanische Kultur« bewahren sollen. Vor allem asiatisch aussehende Menschen werden diskriminiert, ihre Kinder zur Adoption freigegeben. Als Bird einen Brief von seiner Mutter erhält, macht er sich auf die Suche. Er muss verstehen, warum sie ihn verlassen hat. Seine Reise führt ihn zu den Geschichten seiner Kindheit, in Büchereien, die der Hort des Widerstands sind, und zu... continue
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Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro [You Glow In the Dark] by Liliana Colanzi ES
Country: South America / 
Bolivia
Bolivia
Description:
Los cuentos de Liliana Colanzi exploran magistralmente diversas formas de narrar el tiempo, como el viaje geológico en una cueva, la búsqueda de las raíces históricas de la explotación del caucho en las ruinas de un pueblo amazónico, o la temporalidad dislocada de una colonia religiosa en la que sus personajes ansían deshacerse de las prohibiciones que los encallan en el pasado. En este libro la radiación es un agente invisible que afecta a los jóvenes que viven cerca de una central nuclear andina y a los recolectores de chatarra de una ciudad brasileña. Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro, libro gal... continue
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Voyage to Kazohinia by Sándor Szathmári EN
HungaryDescription:
A page-turning classic--comic, eerily timely--novel that stands alongside Brave New World and Gulliver's Travels
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin EN
RussiaDescription:
In a glass city composed of absolute straight lines, ruled over by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of OneState live their lives without passion or agency. That is until D-503, a man tasked with bringing the Revolution to the stars, meets a remarkable woman . . . Supressed in Russia for decades, Zamyatin's dystopian masterpiece prophesised the worst excesses of the Soviet Union, while creating an enduring and vivid vision of what future societies might look like - a vision which would inspire George Orwell's 1984 and many subsequent dystopias.
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We Called them Giants by Kieron Gillen EN
EnglandDescription:
WE CALLED THEM GIANTSÊis a story of communication across a chasm at the end of the world. Lori wakes to find the streets empty. Everyone has gone. Or at least, nearly everyone. SheÕs thrown into a world where she has to scrape by in the ruins of civilization, nearly starving, hiding from gangs whenÉ They arrive. The award-winning team behind dark fantasy smash DIE release their first standalone original graphic novel.
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What We Can Know : A Novel by Ian McEwan EN
Description:
From the Booker prize–winning, bestselling author of Atonement and Saturday, a genre-bending new novel full of secrets and surprises; an immersive exploration, across time and history, of what can ever be truly known. 2014: At a dinner for close friends and colleagues, renowned poet Francis Blundy honors his wife’s birthday by reading aloud a new poem dedicated to her, ‘A Corona for Vivien’. Much wine is drunk as the guests listen, and a delicious meal consumed. Little does anyone gathered around the candlelit table know that for generations to come people will speculate about the message of t... continue
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White World by Saad Farooqi EN
PakistanDescription:
For Avaan, a gun in his hand feels as natural as breathing. As a Pakistani without citizenship, living under martial law and religious bigotry, violence has become a way of life. What respite he had from the world -- his brother, his family, and Doua, the love of his life -- was snatched away in a military raid. Now broken, Avaan finds himself involved in a civil war that poisons everything he's ever touched. The army shadows his every move, a mob boss wants him dead, and a legendary resistance leader has taken a keen interest in him. But there is a ray of hope: Avaan discovers that Doua is al... continue
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White World by Saad Farooqi EN
Country: Asia / 
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Description:
For Avaan, a gun in his hand feels as natural as breathing. As a Pakistani without citizenship, living under martial law and religious bigotry, violence has become a way of life. What respite he had from the world -- his brother, his family, and Doua, the love of his life -- was snatched away in a military raid. Now broken, Avaan finds himself involved in a civil war that poisons everything he's ever touched. The army shadows his every move, a mob boss wants him dead, and a legendary resistance leader has taken a keen interest in him. But there is a ray of hope: Avaan discovers that Doua is al... continue
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Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor EN
Country: North America / United States of America
United States of America
Description:
Born into post-apocalyptic Africa to a mother who was raped after the slaughter of her entire tribe, Onyesonwu is tutored by a shaman and discovers that her magical destiny is to end the genocide of her people.