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In Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward, what is, on the surface, a time travel love story quickly becomes a deep exploration of society, its values, and the proper role of government. Bellamy offers a utopian vision of the future in which industry is nationalized and wealth is equalized in a classless society. A work of huge consequence in its day, the novel shaped politics in both the U.S. and Europe and inspired a grassroots movement. It was also...
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Eines der einflussreichsten Bücher des 19. Jahrhunderts ist heute-völlig zu Unrecht-beinahe vergessen: Edward Bellamys "Looking Backward, Or: Life in the Year 2000". Dutzende spätere Autoren ließen sich von dem Werk inspirieren und schrieben Fortsetzungsgeschichten und Rezensionen. Auch die heute bekanntesten Werke der Gattung utopischer Romane, Orwells 1984 und Huxleys Brave New World sind von Looking Backward deutlich beeinflusst. Genau wie...
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