Political Literature

Does anyone here read political fiction, in whatever form? Satire, propaganda or just a basic statement (etc.) about one's goverment, laws, culture (etc.) There are pieces of literature similar to George Orwell's Animal Farm, which has a clear political thing going on and then there's more subtle pieces that might only indirectly involves politics. These pieces are good for explaining certain stances too.

I ask because I'm keen to meet more readers, and I've started writing more "adult-orientated, sometimes political" rubbish.

[gunground]

At 7/6/07 06:28 AM, Scarab-Stalk33r wrote: Does anyone here read political fiction

The closest thing to political fiction ive ever read is the davinci code lol. I honestly have no taste for politics.

[dodo-man-1]

Starting on Animal Farm in a few days.

[UWDarDar17]

Animal Farm, 1984, Fahrenheit 451, A Modest Proposal, Cicero by Anthony Everitt, multiple speeches by various people, Das Kapital, Plato's The Republic, Aristotle's Politics, The Prince, Leviathan, Second Letter Concering Politics and Religion, The Social Contract, Civil Disobedience, On Liberty, Communist Manifesto, Orientalism by Said, America The Book, Livy's The Early History of Rome...

Just to name a few.

[Der-Lowe]

I want to read Soy, Roca, by Felix Luna.
But I haven't read much political Literature... Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm, La Casa de los Espíritus... 100 años de Soledad?
I don't know, they are politicalish books.

At 7/6/07 10:42 AM, SevenSeize wrote: I also liked 1984....

I really want to read that sometime. I think we have a copy somewhere. I've seen the Room 101 scene of the British teleplay, that caused huge controversy when first released in the 50s (maybe 60s). Shame, because stuff like that takes the focus off the actual point of the story :(

But the more I think about it, I am not so sure if that's my love of politics speaking, or my love for post apocalytptic sci fi..... :-)

Hehe, well I'll have to give it a chance then, since I'm into that sort of thing. Come to think of it, I've barely read/seen any post-apocalyptic sci-fis where things don't go boom every few seconds :/ Should be interesting :)

[AAraven]

And don't forget A Clockwork Orange... (One of my favorites). Also a great one is Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man. (Not The Invisible Man).

One that I despise, but everybody else seems to like is Lord of the Flies.

At 7/6/07 05:09 PM, AAraven wrote: And don't forget A Clockwork Orange... (One of my favorites).

I saw the film the other night. Brilliant, brilliant film. I'll try to buy it as soon as possible. I'd say the movie was a bit more psychological, but yeah, there's a lot of political controversy in it.

One that I despise, but everybody else seems to like is Lord of the Flies.

I really want to read that. I've never got round to buying it though, which is a shame. I've seen mixed reviews though... :P

[LiveBreatheTom]

Ummm....just Farenheit 451 and Animal Farm, i've read some books by Vince Flynn that give a black op look at American government, those were alright.

[K-RadPie]

Only ones I think I've read are Gulliver's Island and Lord of the Flies.

[SolInvictus]

no one has mentioned Brave New World? for shame!

I can't decide if spy novels are examples of "political literature". Sure, they look at governments and their operatives, but do they make a political statement? Perhaps yes, perhaps not: i've not read many spy novels.

[ImaSmartass2]

19 minutes, out all the ones i have read, is probably the best

[HighlyIllogical]

While I read a lot of the literature, I do love films: Dr. Strangelove, and so forth.

[Tancrisism]

At 7/6/07 06:28 AM, Scarab-Stalk33r wrote: Does anyone here read political fiction, in whatever form? Satire, propaganda or just a basic statement (etc.) about one's goverment, laws, culture (etc.) There are pieces of literature similar to George Orwell's Animal Farm, which has a clear political thing going on and then there's more subtle pieces that might only indirectly involves politics. These pieces are good for explaining certain stances too.

I ask because I'm keen to meet more readers, and I've started writing more "adult-orientated, sometimes political" rubbish.

I've actually been reading quite a bit lately. I'm a huge fan of everything by Orwell, but lately I've been reading Niccolo Machiavelli's "The Prince". It makes me want to start a mob.

[SEXY-FETUS]

Empire - Orson Scott Card
Entertaining book with red state blue state civil war goodness with mechs. Polotics and geekgasms all in the same cover.

[SolInvictus]

At 7/8/07 06:47 AM, HighlyIllogical wrote: While I read a lot of the literature, I do love films: Dr. Strangelove, and so forth.

ooo, ooo, i finally saw it!

Mein Fuhrer! my legs!

[UWDarDar17]

At 7/9/07 12:28 AM, SolInvictus wrote: Mein Fuhrer! my legs!

Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!

Classic movie.

[SolInvictus]

you'll have to answer to the Coca-Cola company.

[azn-vink]

At 7/6/07 10:38 AM, dodo-man-1 wrote: Starting on Animal Farm in a few days.

It a great book, i actually pefer animal farm then fahrenheit 451.

[MortifiedPenguins]

People seem to have a problem discerning Dystopian literature from Political thrillers.

Here's a helpfull guide.

If it's written by Tom Clancy or John Grishman, there's a high possibility of it being a Poltical based novel.

If it's about the nature of humanity, knowledge and a future world, such as Brave New World, 1984, or Fahrenhit 451, it's Dystopian.

[Slizor]

multiple speeches by various people, Das Kapital, Plato's The Republic, Aristotle's Politics, The Prince, Leviathan, Second Letter Concering Politics and Religion, The Social Contract, Civil Disobedience, On Liberty, Communist Manifesto, Orientalism by Said, America The Book, Livy's The Early History of Rome...

Just to name a few.

He said political fiction, not political philosophy, political analysis or history. This could become a very long and boring topic if we're comparing politics books that we've read.

The problem with talking about political fiction is, what do you count as political? Does Catch-22 count with its anti-war message? Or do Clancy books count because of the hawkish foreign policy that is a feature of the books? Or, does Harry Potter count because people percieve it to promote witchcraft?

[azn-vink]

Do you consider Op-center and Red october has political literature? Anyway those are great book.

[Sajberhippien]

At 7/6/07 06:28 AM, Scarab-Stalk33r wrote: Does anyone here read political fiction, in whatever form? Satire, propaganda or just a basic statement (etc.) about one's goverment, laws, culture (etc.) There are pieces of literature similar to George Orwell's Animal Farm, which has a clear political thing going on and then there's more subtle pieces that might only indirectly involves politics. These pieces are good for explaining certain stances too.

I ask because I'm keen to meet more readers, and I've started writing more "adult-orientated, sometimes political" rubbish.

I mostly read articles and such, but I'm gonna take the time to read Marx' books sometime soon. Sometimes I also read philosophy, witch I guess is quite related to politics.

I suppose political literature could be very broad, ranging from topics like the nature of humanity to political orientated novels, and even spy novels.

I suppose I should've made that clear in the first place :$

[escudo0]

I miss you satire. You were all I had to read for a long time. Why did you have to die? you were great in the hands of people like Swift and Twain and you got even better under Orwell. Then you had your crowning achievement represented by a drunken redneck riding an atomic bomb, But now you have gone away and never heard from since. Where have all the satires gone?

[tony4moroney]

Orwell is good author.
Animal Farm and 1984 are some of the greatest works of literature ever.
But note to Republicans and literary capable persons that are ignorant of the current political climate:
This is going to hit home really hard. You religious fanboys may even start to think Orwell was more of a prophet, foreseeing the coming of Bush and his 'Patriot America'.