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The Iron Heel
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Series: Dover Literature: Science Fiction/Fantasy
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ISBN10: 0486473651
ISBN13: 9780486473659
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Sep 1 2009
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780486473659
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Sep 1 2009
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.32 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Iron Heel treads upon the faces of the poor. Determined to crush the working class at any cost, the brutal dictatorship incites a paranoid atmosphere of witch-hunting hysteria, employing gangs of thugs to stifle free speech. Avis Everhard, wife of a labor leader, narrates this gripping novel. In moving terms, she reveals the wretched poverty that props up aristocratic wealth and recounts the desperate struggles of revolutionaries against the insidious rise of the Iron Heel.
George Orwell hailed this prescient tale as a truer prophecy of the future than either Brave New World or The Shape of Things to Come. Written more than a century ago, Jack London's harrowing vision of class warfare and a totalitarian state anticipates the development of fascism, the spread of terrorism, and the oppressive forces of government surveillance and authority. A short novel with remarkable depth, it continues to resonate with modern readers as both a satire and a warning.
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