This Perfect Day

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This Perfect Day is a dystopian science fiction novel by Ira Levin that portrays a tightly controlled, computer-governed world where individuality and freedom are systematically suppressed.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
author Ira Levin NERFINISHED
awarded Prometheus Hall of Fame Award NERFINISHED
awardYear 1992
centralTheme conformity
freedom
loss of individuality
rebellion
social control
totalitarianism
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts computer-governed society
eugenics-based social order
mind control through drugs
surveillance state
world government
exploresConcept centralized planning
erasure of family ties
erasure of historical memory
programmed social behavior
genre dystopian fiction
science fiction
speculative fiction
governingComputerName UniComp NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Chip NERFINISHED
Christie NERFINISHED
Karl NERFINISHED
King NERFINISHED
UniComp NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9780394442599
hasNarrativePerspective third-person
influencedBy dystopian literature tradition
language English
mainCharacter Chip NERFINISHED
mediaType print
oftenComparedTo Brave New World NERFINISHED
Nineteen Eighty-Four NERFINISHED
originalPublicationDate 1970-01-01
protagonistAlsoKnownAs Li RM35M4419
publicationYear 1970
publisher Random House NERFINISHED
setIn future
societalSlogan Disease is disorder
Hate is disorder
Treason is disorder
Variance is disorder

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Ira Levin notableWork This Perfect Day
Ira Levin wrote This Perfect Day
The Boys from Brazil (novel) precededBy This Perfect Day
subject surface form: The Boys from Brazil