Award Winning Political Fiction Books 2017

By Lisa Morgan


Spotlight is always on magazines and newspaper columns when politics is discussed. However, there is a depth that political fiction books 2017 cover issues with that cannot be achieved by these news outlets. The coverage is awe inspiring with different approaches to each issue that reveals incredible perspectives to what most people only view naively. This is partly due to the diverse background of the authors in question.

1984 is a strange leader in this category considering that it was penned by George Orwell in 1949. It is an imagination of a future that seems to have caught up with humanity. He imagines a future where the world is under the control of super powers and where newspeaks and thoughtcrime are common place. The reality for this novel came to fore with the introduction of Macintosh by Apple in 1984. It would be also form the subject of 2007 Democratic primaries.

All the Kings Men was written by Robert Warren decades ago. His is an exploration of the lives of politicians with focus being on Willie Stark from Louisiana. He makes ultimate sacrifices to become an influential political figure, with no guarantee that his gamble will pay. This narrative by Warren helped him win the Pulitzer Prize.

What if the engine of the world could stop? This is the idea explored by Rand Ayn in Atlas Shrugged. The author is an apologist for capitalism as is show in his literary works. The novel has an admirable scope that will rattle any literary mind. It has won the price of the second most influential American book. The title is common among conservatives for its libertarian views.

The military, war and politics have been inseparable for centuries. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller does not want to treat these subjects with the seriousness many people view them. He ridicules them through his first novel that is also very impressive. He is credited for introducing new lexicon through this narrative into the English language.

Golding William is known for his classic works. Notable among them is Lord of Flies that explores the delicate subject of the civilization of human souls. While the physical infrastructure is so advanced, the soul appears to have been left behind. His is a setting where the world has no rules or order. How do human beings behave and will they remain as good as they appear to be?

To Kill a Mocking Bird is an exciting read by Harper Lee. It explores the issue of politics and how it intertwines with race and class. The narrative is set in the 30s in Deep South. It is outstanding in several fronts, including the use of a child character who is only 8 years and the manner in which the author creates enduring and endearing characters. It is a battle of perseverance and justice against hypocrisy and prejudice.

Yanis Varoufakis uses Adults in the Room to draw the line between theory and practice. As a lecturer and economist, he thinks he has the answer to the problems facing Greece during its economic crisis. The answer in his opinion does not lie in austerity. When he becomes the finance minister in 2015, reality strikes him that things are not always as they appear.




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