Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Politics in fiction

Politics in fiction

This is a list of fictional stories in which politics features as an important plot element. Passing mentions are omitted from this list.

Contents

  • 1 Written works
  • 2 Movies
  • 3 Television
  • 4 Musicals
  • 5 Comic strips

Written works

Benjamin Disraeli

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Henry Adams

Henrik Ibsen

Władysław Reymont

Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz

George Orwell

Robert Penn Warren

  • Fables and Parables, by Ignacy Krasicki (1779).
  • Coningsby, by Benjamin Disraeli (1844).
  • The Possessed, by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1872).
  • The Palliser Novels, by Anthony Trollope (1864-1879).
  • The Way We Live Now, by Anthony Trollope (1875).
  • Honest John Vane, by John William De Forest (1875).
  • Democracy: An American Novel, by Henry Adams (1880).
  • An Enemy of the People, play by Henrik Ibsen (1882).
  • An American Politician, by F. Marion Crawford (1884).
  • The Princess Casamassima, by Henry James (1886).
  • Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus (1895).
  • The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers (1903)
  • Nostromo, by Joseph Conrad (1904).
  • The Czar's Spy by William Le Queux (1905)
  • The Secret Agent, by Joseph Conrad (1907).
  • Under Western Eyes, by Joseph Conrad (1911).
  • Bunt (The Revolt), by Władysław Reymont (1922).
  • Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz|Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy]] (The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma), by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1932; thought to have inspired Jerzy Kosiński's 1971 novel, Being There).
  • Stamboul Train by Graham Greene (1932)
  • The Forbidden Territory by Dennis Wheatley (1933)
  • It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis (1935).
  • Alamut by Vladimir Bartol (1938).
  • Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler (1940).
  • The Scarlet Imposter by Dennis Wheatley
  • Animal Farm, by George Orwell (1945).
  • A Bell for Adano by John Hersey (1945).
  • All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren (1946).
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell (1949).
  • The Quiet American by Graham Greene (1955)
  • The Last Hurrah by Edwin O'Connor (1956).
  • Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (1957).
  • Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe (1958).
  • Advise and Consent, by Allen Drury (1959).
  • The Best Man, by Gore Vidal (play, 1960).
  • Seven Days in May, by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey (1962).
  • The Man by Irving Wallace (1964).
  • All in the Family by Edwin O'Connor (1966).
  • A Man of the People, by Chinua Achebe (1966).
  • The Godfather, by Mario Puzo (1969).
  • Being There, by Jerzy Kosiński (1971).
  • Burr, by Gore Vidal (1973).
  • 1876, by Gore Vidal (1976).
  • A Flag For Sunrise, by Robert Stone (1977).
  • The Dead Zone, by Stephen King (1979).
  • An Enemy of the State, by F. Paul Wilson (1980).
  • A Very British Coup, by Chris Mullin (1982).
  • V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (1982-88).
  • Anthills of the Savannah, by Chinua Achebe (1987).
  • Favorite Son, by Steve Sohmer, (1988).
  • House of Cards, by Michael Dobbs (1989?).
  • The Fourth K, by Mario Puzo (1990).
  • Patriots, by Steve Sohmer (1991).
  • To Play the King, by Michael Dobbs (1991).
  • Fatherland, by Robert Harris (1992).
  • The Final Cut, by Michael Dobbs (1992).
  • American Hero, by Larry Beinhart (1994).
  • Primary Colors, by "Anonymous" (Joe Klein, 1996).
  • Absolute Power, by David Baldacci (1996)
  • A Time to Run, by Barbara Boxer (2005).
  • The Coup, by Jamie Malanowski (2007)
  • The Ghost, by Robert Harris (2007)
  • When the White House Was Ours, by Porter Shreve (2008).

Movies

Gore Vidal

Barbara Boxer

  • Gabriel over the White House (1933)
  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
  • The Great Dictator (1940)
  • Citizen Kane (1941).
  • State of the Union (1948)
  • All the King's Men (1949).
  • A Lion in the Streets (1953)
  • The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma (Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy — 1956 Polish film, starring Adolf Dymsza, based on the novel of the same title by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz).
  • Advise and Consent (1962).
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
  • The Best Man (1964).
  • Seven Days in May (1964).
  • Dr. Strangelove (1964).
  • Pharaoh (1966 Polish feature film based on Bolesław Prus' novel, Pharaoh).
  • The Man (1972)
  • The Godfather (1972).
  • The Candidate (1972).
  • Being There (1979).
  • Power (1986).
  • Bob Roberts (1992).
  • Running Mates (1992).
  • Dave (1993).
  • The American President (1995).
  • Nixon (1995).
  • My Fellow Americans (1996).
  • Murder at 1600 (1997).
  • Wag the Dog (1997).
  • The Peacemaker (1997)
  • Absolute Power (1997, based on the 1996 novel by David Baldacci).
  • Bulworth (1998).
  • Primary Colors (1998).
  • The Siege (1998).
  • Three Kings (1999).
  • Dick (1999).
  • Thirteen Days (2000).
  • The Contender (2000).
  • The Quiet American (2002).
  • The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma (Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy — 2002 Polish film, starring Cezary Pazura, based on the novel of the same title by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz).
  • Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
  • The Manchurian Candidate (2004 remake of the 1962 film).
  • V for Vendetta (2005).
  • All the King's Men (2006).
  • Man of the Year (2006).
  • The Lives of Others (2006)
  • Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
  • Dawn of the World (2008)
  • Swing Vote (2008)
  • Vantage Point (2008)

Television

  • Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma — 1980 Polish TV miniseries based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz).
  • Yes Minister (and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister), by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn (1980–88).
  • Edge of Darkness (1985).
  • A Very British Coup (1988).
  • Tanner '88 (1988).
  • House of Cards (1990).
  • Babylon 5 (1993)
  • Spin City (1996-2002).
  • Nostromo (1997).
  • The West Wing (1999–2006).
  • Moncloa, ¿dígame? (2001) Sitcom about the Spanish President press office.
  • 24 (2001-)
  • The Wire (2002–08).
  • The Project (2002).
  • Absolute Power (2003, 2005).
  • Yugo the Negotiator (2004; anime, on hostage-negotiation)
  • Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
  • Commander-in-Chief (2005).
  • The Thick of It, by Armando Iannucci (2005).
  • Brotherhood (2006).
  • Party Animals (BBC Two, 2007).
  • The Hollowmen (ABC1, 2008)

Musicals

  • Urinetown (2001)

Comic strips

  • Bloom County
  • Doonesbury
  • Opus
  • Outland

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