1984
George Orwell · Modern · Dystopian novel
Modern · Dystopian novel
Brave New World
by Aldous Huxley. A stable consumer society suppresses freedom through conditioning, drugs, entertainment, and engineered social hierarchy.
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- Date
- 1932
- Origin
- England
- Era
- Modern
- Genre
- Dystopian novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Accessible
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A stable consumer society suppresses freedom through conditioning, drugs, entertainment, and engineered social hierarchy.
This work is included on the basis of modern broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.
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