The Final Circle of Paradise

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1. dunkelheitMar 2020
   For me cyberpunk is defined not simply by its aesthetic, but by its exploration of the thesis "anything that can be done to a rat can also be done to a human being". A cyberpunk novel is a (usually cautionary, of course) tale of what happens when you strip away outmoded humanistic notions of dignity and agency and replace them with something weird.

   In relation to this I'd like to mention Strugatsky brothers' book Predatory Things of Our Times (translated into English as The Final Circle of Paradise, wikipedia link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Circle_of_Paradise). It is their lesser known work, but IMO it is first-grade cyberpunk. The rat-human stuff is there all right, but also a very believable near-future setting with a post-capitalist society that is outwardly prosperous but rotting inside. The remarkable thing is that this book feels very modern but it was published in 1965 in the Soviet Union.

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2. theszJul 2017
   I think it is time to (re)read The Final Circle of Paradise by A and B Strugatskie.

   [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Circle_of_Paradise

   Situation in US is quite close to one described there.

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3. IngazAug 2023
   The brothers Strugazki wrote in 60s a novel "The Final Circle of Paradise" ("Хищные вещи века" literally:"Predatory Things of Age")

   The novel describes society that resembles our times. It's kind of spy/criminal investigation but in the end the culprit is just usual things that used in unusual ways

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4. theszNov 2018
   You are not completely right.

   "The Final Circle of Paradise" offers a view on problems besides "humanity situation became dire" and a solution, if you may call it a solution.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Circle_of_Paradise

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