The Lunatic Republic
Title | The Lunatic Republic |
Year for Search | 1959 |
Authors | Mackenzie, [Edward Montague] Compton(1883-1972) |
Tertiary Authors | Mackenzie, Compton |
Date Published | 1959 |
Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
Place Published | London |
Keywords | Male author, Scottish author |
Annotation | Satiric authoritarian dystopia on the moon, the Lunatic Republic, in which everyone does the same thing at the same time. Names are three letters and a number. The moon had been mostly destroyed by war, which is why the part we see is desolate. On Earth the novel is set after the Chinese, which dominates the Prosperity Union of Asia, defeats of Russia. There is also a Welfare State of Europe, and the U.S. dominates all of North and South America. |
Holding Institutions | MoU-St, PSt |
Author Note | The author (1883-1972) was one of the founders of the Scottish Nationalist Party. |
Full Text | 1959 Mackenzie, [Edward Montague] Compton (1883-1972). The Lunatic Republic. London: Chatto and Windus. MoU-St, PSt Satiric authoritarian dystopia on the moon, the Lunatic Republic, in which everyone does the same thing at the same time. Names are three letters and a number. The moon had been mostly destroyed by war, which is why the part we see is desolate. On Earth the novel is set after the Chinese, which dominates the Prosperity Union of Asia, defeats of Russia. There is also a Welfare State of Europe, and the U.S. dominates all of North and South America. The author was one of the founders of the Scottish Nationalist Party. |