Political Fiction Genre – What’s the best definition for the political genre? Books in the political fiction genre are made up of stories that provide commentary on political events, systems, and theories through a narrative tone. The books in this genre often directly criticize an existing society, or present an alternative to an existing society or political structure. They sometimes propose alternate, or fantastical, realities. Sometimes works in the political genre employ satire to get their point across.
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Political Fiction Genre – Examples
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1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. Animal Farm by George Orwell
3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
4. Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
5. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
6. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
7. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
8. Transfer of Power by Vince Flynn
9. Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
10. Primary Colors: A Novel of Politics by Joe Klein
11. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
12. Term Limits by Vince Flynn
13. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
14. Executive Orders by Tom Clancy
15. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
16. The Overton Window by Glenn Beck
17. Absolute Power by David Baldacci
18. The Race by Richard North Patterson
19. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
20. The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson
21. The Camel Club by David Baldacci
22. The Collectors by David Baldacci
23. The Tenth Justice by Brad Meltzer
24. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler
25. American Assassin by Vince Flynn
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