ETopia: a Canticle for Leibowitz | 151 comments (151 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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a monastic order... dedicated to preserving knowledge by hiding books, smuggling them to safety (booklegging), memorizing, and copying them.

That sounds very much like Ray Bradbury's superb novel "Fahrenheit 451".

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 at 07:38:43 AM EST

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Fahrenheit is more dystopian in some ways.

Oye, vatos, dees English sink todos mi ships, chinga sus madres, so escuche: el fleet es ahora refloated, OK? — The War Nerd

by Carrie (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 at 07:41:27 AM EST
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there is a tendancy for European SF to be far more dystopian than US.

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 at 03:38:46 PM EST
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Two world wars in the span of 25 years might have something to do with the psychology of that.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Sun Sep 23rd, 2007 at 06:17:25 PM EST
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Whom do you mean? (Bradbury is American.)

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Sep 24th, 2007 at 08:14:01 AM EST
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