#24 - The New Dystopias

<p>In the New Wave, a new batch of dystopian stories appeared that reflected the newer concerns of the time. These were different from the classics like <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em>--more diverse, and very often more hopeful. In this episode, we explore the highlights of these stories.</p> <p>Short story recommendation: <a href= "https://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Bergeron_djvu.txt"> "Harrison Bergeron"</a> by Kurt Vonnegut.</p> <p><a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/nonfiction-essays/dystopia-as-an-inverted-heros-journey/"> My essay on the classic dystopias.</a><br /> <a href= "https://www2.ljworld.com/news/2005/may/05/vonnegut_lawyers_could/"> Kurt Vonnegut on "Harrison Bergeron."</a><br /> <a href= "https://s3.amazonaws.com/arena-attachments/197545/03882696bfa8a19df975946fa70f142c.pdf"> Darryl Hattenhauer on "Harrison Bergeron."</a><br /> <a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/2021/03/14/do-the-demographics-of-logans-run-make-sense/"> My analysis of <em>Logan's Run</em></a><a href= "https://sciencemeetsfiction.com/2021/03/14/do-the-demographics-of-logans-run-make-sense/">.</a></p> <p>Other works discussed:<br /> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(novel)"><em>A Clockwork Orange</em></a> by Anthony Burgess<br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run"><em>Logan's Run</em></a> by William Francis Nolan and George Clayton Johnson</p>