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Stand on Zanzibar
Published 1968 by Doubleday · 505 pages
Hugo · 1969
WinnerNebula · 1969
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6 award entries · 5 books · 1 wins · 1965–1973
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Synopsis
In an overpopulated 2010, eugenics laws restrict reproduction, corporations wield more power than governments, and a supercomputer guides national policy. Through a dizzying collage of narrative fragments, news clips, and advertising slogans, Brunner follows two roommates caught up in geopolitical intrigue and genetic breakthroughs.
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