Metropolis (novel)

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Metropolis (novel) is a 1925 science fiction work by Thea von Harbou that portrays a futuristic dystopian city sharply divided between wealthy elites and oppressed workers, inspiring Fritz Lang’s landmark silent film adaptation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dystopian novel
science fiction novel
adaptationDirector Fritz Lang NERFINISHED
adaptationType silent film
adaptedInto Metropolis (1927 film) NERFINISHED
author Thea von Harbou NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts oppressed workers
sharply divided social classes
wealthy elites
exploresConcept mediation between classes
featuresCharacter robotic double of Maria
firstPublicationForm book
genre dystopian fiction
science fiction
hasInfluenceOn dystopian literature
science fiction cinema
hasRobotCharacter Maschinenmensch NERFINISHED
hasWorkBasedOnIt radio adaptations
stage adaptations
inspirationFor Metropolis (1927 film) NERFINISHED
literaryMovement German Expressionism NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Freder NERFINISHED
Joh Fredersen NERFINISHED
Maria NERFINISHED
Rotwang NERFINISHED
mediaType print
mottoOrIdea The mediator between head and hands must be the heart
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
originalLanguage German
periodOfPublication Weimar Republic era
publicationYear 1925
publisher August Scherl Verlag NERFINISHED
setting dystopian city
futuristic city
theme class struggle
elite versus proletariat
industrialization
oppression of workers
social inequality
technology and society
timePeriodOfSetting future
writtenBySpouseOf Fritz Lang NERFINISHED

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Metropolis basedOn Metropolis (novel)
Thea von Harbou notableWork Metropolis (novel)