What the heck is dystopian writing?

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What the heck is dystopian writing?

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What the heck is dystopian writing? I keep hearing that fraise, but I'm not sure what it means.
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It's anti-utopian. Novels like The Hunger Games, The Road, 1984, etc., would be considered dystopian. Post-apocalyptic literature often falls under this category.
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Now I get it. Thanks for your help.
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Specifically, it's a society that appears Utopian on the outside, but is actually a society that tyrannizes its citizens.
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