The Tomorrow City

TitleThe Tomorrow City
Year for Search1978
AuthorsHughes, Monica [Mary](1925-2003)
Date Published1978
PublisherHamish Hamilton
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsCanadian author, Female author
Annotation

Young adult dystopia set in a city where a computer that was designed to determine what was best for its inhabitants becomes dictatorial. A boy and a girl come to recognize the problem and ultimately successfully defeat the computer, although at a high cost to the girl.

Holding Institutions

Merril, PSt

Author Note

Canadian female author (1925-2003). 

Full Text

1978 Hughes, Monica [Mary] (1925-2003). The Tomorrow City. London: Hamish Hamilton. PSt

Young adult dystopia set in a city where a computer that was designed to determine what was best for its inhabitants becomes dictatorial. A boy and a girl come to recognize the problem and ultimately successfully defeat the computer, although at a high cost to the girl. Canadian female author.