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Open Book: Dystopian fiction

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31/12/2017

Dystopian fiction

BBC Radio 4 - Open Book, Dystopian fiction

Mariella Frostrup and guests discuss dystopian novels.

Mariella Frostrup discusses what makes a good dystopian novel and why they are so popular now, with writers Luke Kennard, Abi Curtis and Gregory Claeys.

2017 has seen a rush of dystopian novels, and 2018 looks to be following that same trend. Mariella discusses what makes a good dystopia and why they are so popular now, with writers Luke Kennard, Abi Curtis and Gregory Claeys.

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