Games of the Strong

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1982
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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.

Published Date

1982

Publisher
Angus and Robertson
Place Published
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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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.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. North Ryde, NSW, Australia: Sirius, 1987. U.S. ed. New York: Cane Hill Press, 1989.

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.

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