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Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Info Post
By Lisa Morgan


Spotlight is always on magazines and newspaper columns when politics is discussed. However, there is a depth that political fiction books 2017 cover issues with that cannot be achieved by these news outlets. The coverage is awe inspiring with different approaches to each issue that reveals incredible perspectives to what most people only view naively. This is partly due to the diverse background of the authors in question.

It appears as though George Orwell had premonitions of the world several decades before it happened when he wrote his book 1984. This book was written in 1949 with the prediction that the world would be under three super powers. He also introduces the idea of newspeak and thoughtcrime that are still debated today. In 1984, his predictions would come to pass with the launch of Macintosh by Apple. Further, 2007 Democratic primaries saw his ideas becoming a subject. Such foresight and classic relevance is baffling.

Robert Warren gifts literature lovers with All The Kings Men that is also half a century old. It tackles the idea of rise and fall of politicians, with his focus in the book being Willie Stark. This is an attempt to see how much politicians sacrifice for fame, only to crumble in their quest. The novel won Pulitzer Prize for its expert narration.

On what engine does the world run and is there a person who switches the button on and off? Ayn Rand uses Atlas Shrugged to examine this idea. As a capitalism apologia, he has managed to maintain a consistent voice through his works. The approach he gives issues has turned this title into the second most influential book in America. It is a darling of conservatives because of its heavy libertarian views.

Politics is difficult to divorce from military and war. Joseph Heller finds the subject easy to ridicule in his satirical title Catch-22. He is an impressive writer considering that this was his first book. He went an extra mile to introduce new lexicon to language. As you flip through the pages, it will be difficult to understand how this is a first novel for the writer.

Golding is a classic writer who never disappoints. His title, Lord of Flies is a testament of what he can achieve. His pet subject is civilization and an attempt to understand whether the human soul is as civilized as his material possession. He imagines a world without law and order. It is such a situation that will determine whether the soul of man is good or evil.

Harper Lee is the author behind the revealing title To Kill A Mocking Bird. His exploration is the never ending debate about class and race. He sets his novel in Deep South during the 30s and uses an endearing 8 year old main character to tell his story. The characters created are also very endearing. It explores the subjects of justice and perseverance vs prejudice and hypocrisy.

Adults in the Room is a piece of work penned by Yanis Varoufakis, a socialist who rose to become the prime minister in 2015. As an economist lecturer, he thought that he had a solution to Greek financial crisis that did not include austerity. He will realize that these are just illusions. Something else controls the world.




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