Dystopias
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Dystopic fiction is going through a bit of a boom at the moment, but why is it that we can’t seem to get enough of stories where ordinary people struggle to survive against an all-powerful state or in a post- apocalyptic world? Is it because they reflect the anxieties we already feel about the world we live in, or because they allow us to escape it. Shabnam Grewal asks Why is Dystopic fiction so appealing?
Produced and presented by Shabnam Grewal
Editor: Andrew Smith
(Photo: Destroyed Cityscape. Credit: Stock Photo/Getty Images)
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