Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dystopian novel
Norwegian translation:
dystopisk roman
Feb 18, 2010 13:57
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English term
dystopian novel
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Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Definition from
Robert Harris - VirtualSalt:
An anti-utopian novel where, instead of a paradise, everything has gone wrong in the attempt to create a perfect society. See utopian novel. Examples:
* George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
* Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
Example sentences:
Written by Stephen King under the penname of Richard Bachman, “The Running Man” is a fantastic dystopian novel about a frightening future where ratings and entertainment takes form in a man hunt, and where even the “winners” are losers. (Jamie Frater)
Anthony Burgess' "A Clockwork Orange" is one of the most artfully crafted dystopian novels ever penned, rivaled only by Jack Womack's "Random Acts of Senseless Violence." (Mac Tonnies)
In every dystopian novel, the individual is of little, if any consequence, the desire being for uniformity within society. (BBC)
Proposed translations
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Definition from
Nettbiblioteket:
[...] en dystopisk roman, det vil si en roman med en negativ fremtidsvisjon [...]
Example sentences:
Noen kjente dystopiske romaner er George Orwells 1984, Aldous Huxleys Vidunderlige nye verden og Margaret Atwoods Tjenerinnens beretning (alle filmatisert). (Store norske leksikon)
Vidunderlige nye verden (engelsk: Brave New World) er en dystopisk roman skrevet av Aldous Huxley (1894-1963). (Wikipedia)
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dystopisk roman
Definition from
own experience or research:
En roman satt i en verden (gjerne i fremtiden eller i et parallelt univers) preget av elementer som innskrenking av individets grunnleggende friheter og rettigheter, forurensing, utstrakt korrupsjon, manglende moral og verdier, maktmisbruk, vold, samt fravær av håp overfor nåtid så vel som fremtid.
Example sentences:
I enhver dystopisk roman er individet av liten eller ingen betydning, og begjæret for å passe inn i samfunnet råder. (BBC)
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