Owen Gregory

Meccania the Super-State (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This carefully crafted ebook: "MECCANIA THE SUPER-STATE (Dark Dystopia)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Meccania the Super-State" (1918) - Set in future 1970: a young Chinese traveller named Ming Yuen-hwuy enters Meccania for a five-month stay. Ming's diary and notes describe his dreary and dehumanizing sojourn in a country where the militaristic government dominates social life. "Meccania" is a nation in Central Europe with obvious resemblances to Germany and surrounded by "Franconia" (France), "Luniland" (Britain), and "Lugrabia" (Russia). Here dissenters are sent to mental hospitals and concentration camps. The state maintains a eugenic breeding program, and commands its common citizens when to have children. All letters are censored, and all telephone conversations are monitored. All citizens wear the uniforms of their occupational classes and the works are not allowed to feel fatigued! A chilling reminder of what might have been if Nazis had won the War... Owen Gregory - Nothing is known about the author of this dystopian classic and most critics believed that it was a ruse to hide the true identity of the original "anonymous" author.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Copycat
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788028314255
• Artikelnr.: 68956845

Autorenporträt

Owen Gregory is an author enveloped in mystery, known primarily for his singular work, 'Meccania the Super-State'. Written and published in 1918, this book presents a dystopian vision of the future-a prescient perspective on totalitarianism that predated the more famous '1984' by George Orwell by some thirty years. The narrative is rooted in an expression of Gregory's concerns about the overwhelming power of state machinery and predictive of the bleak directions politics could take. Gregory's work contributes to the early 20th-century speculative fiction genre, focusing on satirical critiques of society's political and social structures. 'Meccania the Super-State' is an exemplar case of early dystopian literature, drawing a picture of a totalitarian state ruled by rigid schedules, omnipresent surveillance, and a subdued citizenry. Not much is known about Gregory's life, which makes him an enigmatic figure in literary history. He has, however, left an indelible mark on the genre with his contributions, influencing later dystopian writers. Gregory's unique literary style, combining detailed world-building with incisive political commentary, identifies him as a noteworthy figure in the canon of English literature, particularly in the context of the early development of the dystopian narrative.