The Faber Book of Utopias

Professor John Carey author Professor John Carey editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

£20.00

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The Faber Book of Utopias cover

The Faber Book of Utopias, edited by John Carey, is a spellbinding anthology which charts the course of every conceivable dream world, whether originating from Ancient Egypt or modern California.

An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our own.Every age has its utopias, from Plato's Republic to contemporary sci-fi visions. In this spellbinding anthology John Carey charts the course of every conceivable dream world - whether communist, fascist, anarchist, green, golden age, techno-fantastic or hermaphroditic - combining a broad historical sweep with lively variety. An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our own.

ISBN: 9780571203178

Dimensions: 230mm x 144mm x 40mm

Weight: 625g

560 pages

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