The fixed period

154 pages

Langue : English

Publié 10 novembre 1997 par Trollope Society.

ISBN :
978-1-870587-59-4
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a publié une critique de The fixed period par Anthony Trollope (The World's classics)

My utopia is your dystopia

Written in 1882, The Fixed Period does show it's age a bit. Not so much in the writing, but in the pace of the novel and some of the attitudes expressed. That said, the dialogue-heavy style does make for a very easy read.

What really makes the novel so readable, though, is the central idea: The attempt to build a dystopia from the point of view of the utopian trying to build it.

In this, Trollope very effectively, captures the core point that one person's utopia is a dystopia for many others.

Sujets

  • Aged, Killing of the -- Australia -- Fiction
  • Australia -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction