Friday, January 12, 2018

List Of Classic Political Fiction Books 2017

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.

George Orwell is as relevant today as he was in 1949 when he penned 1984. This was an imagination of the future where the world is captured by three super powers. He is also the author behind the idea of thoughtcrime and newspeak as they are known today. His imagined reality caught up with the world in 1984 when Apple launched Macintosh. This novel was also a subject during Democratic primaries in 2007.

All the Kings Men was written by Robert Warren decades ago. His is an exploration of the lives of politicians with focus being on Willie Stark from Louisiana. He makes ultimate sacrifices to become an influential political figure, with no guarantee that his gamble will pay. This narrative by Warren helped him win the Pulitzer Prize.

What if the engine of the world could stop? This is the idea explored by Rand Ayn in Atlas Shrugged. The author is an apologist for capitalism as is show in his literary works. The novel has an admirable scope that will rattle any literary mind. It has won the price of the second most influential American book. The title is common among conservatives for its 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 William is not an author who needs introduction. The Lord of Flies is a naturally selling title that approaches politics from a philosophical point of view. He explores the idea of civilization and whether it gets as deep as the soul. In his assessment, the soul never gets civilized considering what it can do when law and order are suspended. The results are dumbfounding.

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.

Yanis Varoufakis uses Adults in the Room to draw the line between theory and practice. As a lecturer and economist, he thinks he has the answer to the problems facing Greece during its economic crisis. The answer in his opinion does not lie in austerity. When he becomes the finance minister in 2015, reality strikes him that things are not always as they appear.




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