Stand On Zanzibar

Name: Stand On Zanzibar
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781473206373
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By John Brunner

Series: S.F. Masterworks

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In Stand On Zanzibar by John Brunner, the story unfolds in a densely populated, near-future world grappling with overpopulation and social upheaval. The narrative follows multiple characters, including a corporate executive trying to navigate the complexities of his job and a researcher searching for innovative solutions to humanity's problems. Through interconnected storylines, the novel explores themes of technology, politics, and the interplay between individual agency and systemic forces.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are fascinated by speculative fiction that cleverly mirrors societal concerns and explores the impact of overpopulation and technology on humanity's future. The novel's rich and immersive narrative intricately weaves multiple storylines and characters, offering a gripping and thought-provoking experience for fans of visionary science fiction.

Stand On Zanzibar

Employing a dazzling range of literary techniques, John Brunner has created a future world as real as this morning's newspaper ... With a new introduction by Ken MacLeod.

Employing a dazzling range of literary techniques, John Brunner has created a future world as real as this morning's newspaper... With a new introduction by Ken MacLeod.

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There are seven billion-plus humans crowding the surface of 21st-century Earth. It is an age of intelligent computers, mass-market psychedelic drugs, politics conducted by assassination, and scientists who burn incense to appease volcanoes... all the hysteria of a dangerously overcrowded world, portrayed in a dazzlingly inventive style.

Moving, sensory, impressionistic, and as jagged as the times it portrays, Stand On Zanzibar is a real mind stretcher—yet beautifully orchestrated to give a vivid picture of the whole.

Series: S.F. Masterworks

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Stand On Zanzibar is widely praised for its ambitious narrative and immersive depiction of a future society. Recognised for its significant impact, the novel is celebrated as both a mighty and thought-provoking exploration of future realities. Critics have noted its ability to leave readers in awe, highlighting it as a brilliant and challenging work in the science fiction genre.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781473206373

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 September 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gollancz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 44.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 534g

Pages: 672

Collections

Fantasy Fiction General Fiction John Brunner Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: S.F. Masterworks

About the Author

John Brunner was a prolific British SF writer. In 1951, he published his first novel, Galactic Storm, at the age of just 17, and went on to write dozens of novels under his own and various house names until his death in 1995 at the Glasgow Worldcon. He won the HUGO AWARD and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD for STAND ON ZANZIBAR (a regular contender for the 'best SF novel of all time') and the BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AWARD for The Jagged Orbit.

For more information see www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/brunner_john