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ISBN: 081120653X

ISBN13: 9780811206532

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Interesting investigation of a created anarchy (phew!)

Nichol's Nghsi-Altai Tetralogy is basically about an anarchistic society in Central Asia. (first of all, true anarchy isn't punk nihilism, but more like perfect socialism, where everyone is equal and has a say). The story follows three important Western thinkers (Blake, Kerouac, and I forget the third guy), who must completely recast their ideas of socialism and egality to understand and be accepted in the culture of Nghsi-Altai. I've only read the first and half of the second books in this tetralogy, but so far it is really interesting in its depictions of an anarchy. Nichols isn't exactly the best writer (LeGuin's The Dispossesed" is a better written, but certainly less detailed depiction of a utopia), but one should read these books for their ideas, not for their lyricism. Overall very thought-provoking, though complex!
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