The Purple Cloud: (Dystopian Classics)
- ISBN-10
- 1542802148
- ISBN-13
- 9781542802147
- Series
- The Purple Cloud
- Pages
- 182
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-01-28
- Publisher
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- M. P. Shiel
Description
Sheil's persuasive style of writing produces a convincing portrait of Adam Jefferson -- a man who, upon returning alone from an expedition to the North Pole, learns that a world-wide catastrophe has left him the last man on Earth. Dystopian Classic Editions publishes works of dystopian literature that have survived through the generations and been recognized as classic works of literature. A dystopian society is an imagined society in which the people are oppressed, however the government propagandizes the society as being a utopia or a perfect society. Typical themes in dystopian literature include public mistrust, police states, and overall unpleasantness for the citizens. Authors of dystopian works strive to present a worst-case scenario and negative depiction of the way things are in the story so as to make a criticism about a current situation in society and to call for a change. Each Dystopian Classic Edition selected for publication presents such a story.
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