Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
dystopian novel
Hungarian translation:
disztópia, antiutópia
Feb 18, 2010 13:54
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English term
dystopian novel
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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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disztópia, antiutópia
Definition from
Wikipedia:
A disztópia vagy antiutópia egy társadalom víziója, mely ellentétes az utópiával, egy negatív jövőkép.
Example sentences:
A kisregény egy antiutópikus társadalomban játszódik, ahol a hivatalos szórakoztatóeszközökön, a televízió különböző mutációin kívül minden médium be van tiltva. (Filmvilág-cikk)
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