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98: 108: 58: 68: 138: 148: 128: 1141:– also known as the "social-problem" or "social-protest" novel – a "work of fiction in which a prevailing social problem, such as gender, race, or class prejudice, is dramatized through its effect on the characters of a novel". More specific examples of social problems that are addressed in such works include poverty, conditions in factories and mines, the plight of child labor, violence against women, rising criminality, and epidemics caused by overcrowding and poor sanitation in cities. 178: 168: 208: 118: 78: 88: 198: 158: 48: 188: 38: 1019:. Set in an unnamed state identical to Texas, each novella has a different protagonist: Roy Sherwood, a member of the state legislature; Neil Christiansen, the state's junior senator; and Jay McGown, the governor's speech-writer. The governor himself, Arthur Fenstemaker, a master politician (said to have been based on Brammer's mentor 986:
questions the foundations of growing American involvement in Vietnam in the 1950s. The novel has received much attention due to its prediction of the outcome of the Vietnam War and subsequent American foreign policy since the 1950s. Graham Greene portrays a U.S. official named Pyle as so blinded by
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is in itself anarchistic. Vladimir asserts that the bombing "must be purely destructive" and that the anarchists who will be implicated as the architects of the explosion "should make it clear that are perfectly determined to make a clean sweep of the whole social creation." However, the political
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in French, Spanish, and English, with new narratives about political topics relating to global debt, labor abuses, mass migration, and environmental crises in the Global South. Political fiction by contemporary novelists from the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America directly challenges
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from both the left and the right of the political spectrum. The most fervent of these attacks came from the Associated Farmers of California; they were displeased with the book's depiction of California farmers' attitudes and conduct toward the migrants. They denounced the book as a 'pack of lies'
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to negotiate the English wool trade. There he meets a man by the name Raphael Hythloday. He is a man that has been to the island on Utopia. He explains to More how their entire philosophy is to find happiness and share everything collectively; in this society, money does not exist, which starkly
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and labeled it 'communist propaganda'". Some accused Steinbeck of exaggerating camp conditions to make a political point. Steinbeck had visited the camps well before publication of the novel and argued that their inhumane nature destroyed the settlers' spirit.
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novel. The intention of the writers of proletarian literature is to lift the workers from the slums by inspiring them to embrace the possibilities of social change or of a political revolution. As such, it is a form of political fiction.
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of 1788–92. The comedy's premiere in January 1791 was an enormous success, sparking widespread debate, royal communiques, and diplomatic correspondence. As Niemcewicz had hoped, it set the stage for passage of Poland's epochal
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authors. It is about the lives of the poor, and the period from 1930 to 1945, in particular, produced many such novels. However, proletarian works were also produced before and after those dates. In Britain, the terms
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asserted that Dickens "issued to the world more political and social truths than have been uttered by all the professional politicians, publicists and moralists put together". On the other hand,
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events, systems, and theories, and is frequently seen as an instrument to promote social reform or political revolution among the working classes. Proletarian literature is created especially by
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form of anarchism is ultimately controlled in the novel: the only supposed politically motivated act is orchestrated by a secret government agency. Conrad's third political novel,
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among their sons. Both the nihilists and the 1830s liberals sought Western-based social change in Russia. Additionally, these two modes of thought were contrasted with the
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in which he suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food for rich gentlemen and ladies. The satirical
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was the first book in which he tried, with full consciousness of what he was doing, "to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole."
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is written by workers, mainly for other workers. It overlaps and sometimes is synonymous with the working-class novel, socialist novel,
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that he cannot see the calamities he brings upon the Vietnamese. The book uses Greene's experiences as a war correspondent for
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implemented in 1789. The comedy pits proponents against opponents of political reforms: of abolishing the destabilizing
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at the time the novel was written. It has been called the most famous and widely read novel in the Italian language.
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country of Costaguana, where a trusted Italian-descended longshoreman, Giovanni Battista Fidanza—the novel's
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature, Sixth Edition. University of Oxford Press: 2000. p. 726.
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The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Volume 1 – An Age Like This 1945–1950
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Atkinson, JE (1992), "Curbing the Comedians: Cleon versus Aristophanes and Syracosius' Decree",
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Andrew J. Bacevich, "Best Intentions: An Appreciation of Graham Greene". World Affairs
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7th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996), p.487; "social problem novel."
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A closely related type of novel, which frequently has a political dimension, is the
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his favourite Dickens work due to its exploration of important social questions.
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and in the shadow of the movements and impulses that would take shape as the
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written around 380 BC, has been one of the world's most influential works of
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and townspeople; of curbing the privileges of the mostly self-interested
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contrasts with the ascendant commercial empires in Thomas More's Europe.
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Precarious crossings : immigration, neoliberalism, and the Atlantic
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political leadership, systemic racism, and economical systems. 
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The Socialist Novel in Britain: Towards the Recovery of a Tradition
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also tackles colonialism and oppression; her best known titles are
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has been translated into 23 languages and adapted as a 1966 Polish
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The Drama, Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization
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of Poland's kings; of abolishing the legislatively destructive
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The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory
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Shillinglaw, Susan; Benson, Jackson J (February 2, 2002).
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industrial town and particularly criticizes the effect of
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mocks heartless attitudes towards the poor, as well as
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wrote a trilogy of novels with political themes. With
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as an unsurpassed "critique of industrial society",
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Since 2000, there has been a surge of Transatlantic
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Voice 1681:Washington, D.C. 1604:Darkness at Noon 1461:The Old New Land 1381:, also known as 1350:Anthony Trollope 1210:Notable examples 1005:French Indochina 945:depredations in 914:The Secret Agent 891:The Secret Agent 870:favourite book. 782:Fathers and Sons 757:was followed by 726:historical novel 507:and enforced by 390:Greek playwright 384:Political satire 274:political theory 238:political novels 21: 4354: 4353: 4349: 4348: 4347: 4345: 4344: 4343: 4324:Literary genres 4309: 4308: 4307: 4302: 4234:Literary theory 4174:Fiction writing 4157: 4129: 4064: 3816: 3808: 3699: 3597: 3502: 3437: 3360: 3231:Deus ex machina 3172: 3158:Title character 3143:Stock character 3089:Focal character 3035: 3030: 3000: 2989: 2984: 2980: 2969: 2964: 2960: 2951:Eliot, George. 2950: 2949: 2945: 2934: 2929: 2925: 2920: 2916: 2904: 2900: 2891: 2887: 2873: 2869: 2864: 2860: 2851: 2847: 2835: 2833: 2816: 2815: 2811: 2802: 2800: 2792: 2791: 2787: 2753: 2752: 2748: 2739: 2737: 2728: 2727: 2723: 2706: 2694: 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1174:Charles Dickens 1145:Charles Dickens 1135: 1082: 1062:Nicolas Sarkozy 1037: 876: 868:Joseph Stalin's 834:, subornation, 730:Austrian Empire 712: 654: 641:Sir Thomas More 624:Polish language 622:written in the 610:Jan Kochanowski 606: 503:, built upon a 386: 339:, often in the 142:Charles Dickens 112:Ignacy Krasicki 72:Jan Kochanowski 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4352: 4350: 4342: 4341: 4336: 4331: 4326: 4321: 4311: 4310: 4304: 4303: 4301: 4300: 4298:Verisimilitude 4295: 4290: 4285: 4280: 4279: 4278: 4268: 4263: 4262: 4261: 4251: 4246: 4241: 4236: 4231: 4226: 4225: 4224: 4214: 4213: 4212: 4203: 4201:Parallel novel 4198: 4197: 4196: 4191: 4186: 4171: 4165: 4163: 4159: 4158: 4156: 4155: 4150: 4145: 4139: 4137: 4131: 4130: 4128: 4127: 4122: 4117: 4112: 4111: 4110: 4105: 4100: 4090: 4085: 4080: 4074: 4072: 4066: 4065: 4063: 4062: 4061: 4060: 4055: 4045: 4044: 4043: 4038: 4033: 4028: 4023: 4022: 4021: 4016: 4015: 4014: 4009: 4004: 3994: 3989: 3984: 3983: 3982: 3972: 3962: 3957: 3952: 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Shrugged 1633: 1622: 1611: 1600: 1598:Sinclair Lewis 1589: 1587:Ignazio Silone 1578: 1567: 1556: 1545: 1534: 1523: 1512: 1501: 1490: 1488:Upton Sinclair 1479: 1468: 1457: 1449: 1438: 1434:The Bostonians 1430: 1419: 1408: 1397:The Gilded Age 1393: 1374: 1363: 1352: 1341: 1330: 1319: 1308: 1297: 1286: 1275: 1264: 1253: 1242: 1231: 1211: 1208: 1202:characterised 1188:Utilitarianism 1134: 1131: 1081: 1078: 1036: 1033: 1021:Lyndon Johnson 957:John Steinbeck 906:South American 875: 872: 711: 708: 673:Four-Year Sejm 656:The political 653: 650: 605: 602: 421:Jonathan Swift 385: 382: 362:Sinclair Lewis 304:Jonathan Swift 202:John Steinbeck 182:Edward Bellamy 92:Jonathan Swift 27:Literary genre 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4351: 4340: 4337: 4335: 4332: 4330: 4329:Political art 4327: 4325: 4322: 4320: 4317: 4316: 4314: 4299: 4296: 4294: 4291: 4289: 4286: 4284: 4283:Screenwriting 4281: 4277: 4274: 4273: 4272: 4269: 4267: 4264: 4260: 4257: 4256: 4255: 4252: 4250: 4247: 4245: 4242: 4240: 4237: 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3080: 3079:Deuteragonist 3077: 3075: 3072: 3070: 3067: 3065: 3062: 3060: 3059:Character arc 3057: 3055: 3052: 3050: 3047: 3046: 3044: 3042: 3038: 3034: 3027: 3022: 3020: 3015: 3013: 3008: 3007: 3004: 2993: 2988:, p. 147 2987: 2982: 2979: 2973: 2967: 2962: 2959: 2954: 2947: 2944: 2938: 2933:, p. 155 2932: 2927: 2924: 2918: 2915: 2911: 2908: 2902: 2899: 2895: 2889: 2886: 2883: 2880: 2876: 2871: 2868: 2862: 2859: 2855: 2849: 2846: 2842: 2832: 2828: 2824: 2820: 2813: 2810: 2799: 2795: 2789: 2786: 2781: 2777: 2773: 2769: 2765: 2761: 2757: 2750: 2747: 2735: 2731: 2725: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2703: 2699: 2695: 2689: 2685: 2684: 2676: 2674: 2670: 2658: 2657: 2656:Texas Monthly 2652: 2645: 2642: 2630: 2629: 2628:Texas Monthly 2624: 2620: 2614: 2611: 2599: 2598: 2593: 2586: 2583: 2571: 2570: 2565: 2558: 2555: 2543: 2539: 2532: 2530: 2526: 2523: 2518: 2515: 2510: 2497: 2481: 2474: 2471: 2458: 2451: 2448: 2444: 2439: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2425: 2416: 2413: 2407: 2400: 2397: 2393: 2392: 2387: 2386:Joseph Conrad 2382: 2379: 2375: 2371: 2366: 2363: 2359: 2358: 2353: 2349: 2344: 2341: 2325: 2319: 2316: 2312: 2308: 2303: 2301: 2297: 2293: 2287: 2284: 2280: 2276: 2275: 2270: 2266: 2262: 2257: 2254: 2243: 2239: 2233: 2230: 2219: 2215: 2209: 2206: 2203:, pp. 157–58. 2202: 2201:83-01-03323-1 2198: 2194: 2190: 2185: 2182: 2176: 2173: 2168: 2162: 2157: 2154: 2150: 2146: 2145: 2144:Time and Tide 2140: 2139: 2134: 2130: 2126: 2125:Gordon Bowker 2121: 2118: 2114: 2110: 2104: 2101: 2096: 2092: 2086: 2083: 2078: 2073:, p. 17. 2072: 2067: 2064: 2060:on 2006-10-19 2059: 2055: 2054: 2046: 2043: 2039: 2035: 2031: 2027: 2023: 2019: 2015: 2011: 2004: 2001: 1996: 1992: 1985: 1982: 1977: 1971: 1963: 1956: 1954: 1950: 1946: 1942: 1936: 1933: 1929: 1924: 1921: 1917: 1911: 1908: 1905: 1901: 1897: 1891: 1888: 1882: 1877: 1874: 1872: 1869: 1867: 1864: 1862: 1859: 1857: 1854: 1853: 1848: 1844: 1840: 1839: 1834: 1832: 1828: 1827: 1823: 1821: 1817: 1816: 1812: 1810: 1809:Aldous Huxley 1806: 1805: 1801: 1799: 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Doctorow 1727: 1726: 1722: 1720: 1719:V. S. Naipaul 1716: 1715: 1711: 1709: 1705: 1704: 1700: 1698: 1694: 1693: 1689: 1687: 1683: 1682: 1678: 1676: 1672: 1671: 1667: 1665: 1664:Graham Greene 1661: 1660: 1659:The Comedians 1656: 1654: 1650: 1649: 1645: 1643: 1639: 1638: 1634: 1632: 1628: 1627: 1623: 1621: 1620:B. F. 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Thomas More

Jan Kochanowski

Miguel de Cervantes

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Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Charles Dickens

Ivan Turgenev

Leo Tolstoy

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