Tropes / Motif

Dystopian State

A future ruled by the boot, the screen, or the pill — order bought with freedom.

2 titles

Common themes

Dystopia 2 Social SF 2

Peaks in

1950s 1960s

Used most by

Kurt Vonnegut Richard O. Lewis

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Cover of 2 B R 0 2 B by Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut · 1962

DystopiaSocial SF

A Bottle of Old Wine

Cover of A Bottle of Old Wine by Richard O. Lewis

A Bottle of Old Wine

Richard O. Lewis · 1957

DystopiaSocial SF