Every age has its utopias, from Plato's Republic to contemporary sci-fi visions. In this spellbinding anthology John Carey charts the course of every conceivable dream world - whether communist, fascist, anarchist, green, golden age, techno-fantastic or hermaphroditic - combining a broad historical sweep with lively variety. An experienced and imaginative anthologist, editor of The Faber Book of Reportage and The Faber Book of Science, Carey has gathered together a vast range of texts from Ancient Egypt to modern California, the authors of which, in different ways, attempt to describe a better world than our own.

The Faber Book of Utopias, edited by John Carey, is a spellbinding anthology which charts the course of every conceivable dream world, whether originating from Ancient Egypt or modern California.

About the Author
John Carey is an Emeritus Professor at Oxford University. His books include studies of Donne, Dickens and Thackeray, The Intellectuals and the Masses, What Good Are the Arts? and a life of William Golding. John Carey is an Emeritus Professor at Oxford University. His books include studies of Donne, Dickens and Thackeray, The Intellectuals and the Masses, What Good Are the Arts? and a life of William Golding.


Book Information
ISBN 9780571203178
Author Professor John Carey
Format Paperback
Page Count 560
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 625g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 144mm * 40mm