Машината на властта – дистопичният свят в Смърт в раковината на Агоп Мелконян и Град върху шахматна дъска на Джон Брънър

Authors

  • Marchela Mironova Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski

Abstract

The current text’s purpose is to compare the two novels mentioned in the article’s title, so it could examine some differences and some similarities in creating a fictional world, while emphasizing on the political dimensions of a dystopian narrative. The machine of power is a metaphor used in both novels, which are also comparable in their intention to show general mechanisms that take place within similar political regimes. Keywords: dystopia; mechanisms of power; science fiction novel; Agop Melkonyan; John Brunner

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Published

2024-06-14

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Section

I. Dystopia: Traditions, Genre Dynamics, Directions of Transformation