The Space Merchants
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The Space Merchants is a classic satirical science fiction novel that critiques consumerism and corporate power in a dystopian future.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Space Merchants canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
C. M. Kornbluth
NERFINISHED
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Frederik Pohl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Richard Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
corporate control of government
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manipulative advertising techniques ⓘ space colonization as commercial venture ⓘ |
| firstBookPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ social science fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Merchants' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later dystopian corporate satires ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of science fiction
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early critique of consumer culture in SF ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Mitch Courtenay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of corporate-dominated society
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satire of advertising industry ⓘ |
| originalForm | serial ⓘ |
| originalMagazine | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| originalSerializationTitle | Gravy Planet GENERATED ⓘ |
| period | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | campaign to sell colonization of Venus ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | advertising copywriter ⓘ |
| publisher | Ballantine Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sequelPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| setting |
Venus
NERFINISHED
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future Earth ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
advertising
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class conflict ⓘ consumerism ⓘ corporate power ⓘ environmental degradation ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ |
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