Director of Graduate Studies in English Language and Literature, Associate Professor Jenny Mann, recently contributed to Vulture’s curated list of “100 Great Works of Dystopian Fiction” for The New York Times alongside Ursula K. Heise, Professor of English at UCLA.
“Dystopian fiction,” according to Vulture, “is firmly ensconced in book-club-ready literary circles. It’s fashionable to be pessimistic. It’s in this spirit that we assembled a group of readers to put together a list of some of the greatest works of dystopian literature.”
The list includes popular titles such as Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle, and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. The list is not limited to these more well-known literary names. Vulture assures readers, “There are some familiar faces, but we also wanted to pluck from unexpected corners: You’ll find literary fiction, young-adult works, graphic novels, realist tomes, some books written long ago, and others published in just the last few years.”
You can find the full article and list here: 100 Great Works of Dystopian Fiction
