Games of the Strong
| Title | Games of the Strong |
| Year for Search | 1982 |
| Authors | Adams, Glenda [Emilie](1939-2007) |
| Date Published | 1982 |
| Publisher | Angus and Robertson |
| Place Published | Melbourne, VIC, Australia |
| Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, Australian author, Female author |
| Annotation | Complex dystopia--partially Orwell and partially Kafka. The main character, a young woman who identifies with the rebels, wends her way, seemingly almost by accident, through the bureaucracy and society of the Complex, an authoritarian dystopia. The Games of the Strong, which are barely mentioned, are games designed to distract the population from their miserable lives. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Sirius, 1987. U.S. ed. New York: Cane Hill Press, 1989. |
| Holding Institutions | A, M, VUW |
| Author Note | The author (1939-2007) was born in Australia and lived in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the U.S. before returning to Australia in 1990. |
| Full Text | 1982 Adams, Glenda [Emilie] (1939-2007). Games of the Strong. Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Angus and Robertson. Rpt. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Sirius, 1987. U.S. ed. New York: Cane Hill Press, 1989. A, M, VUW Complex dystopia that is partially George Orwell and partially Franz Kafka. The main character, a young woman who identifies with the rebels, wends her way, seemingly almost by accident, through the bureaucracy and society of the Complex, an authoritarian dystopia. The Games of the Strong, which are barely mentioned, are games designed to distract the population from their miserable lives. The author was born in Australia and lived in Aotearoa/New Zealand and the U.S. before returning to Australia in 1990. Female author. |
