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John Brunner
British author of science fiction novels and stories.
The Sheep Look Up
Synopsis
In a future choked by pollution, society teeters on the brink. With soaring infant mortality and rampant disease, corporations profit from basic necessities while the government falters. Environmentalist Austin Train finds himself a target, pursued by activists, the authorities, and the media. He's just trying to stay alive in a world spiraling towards collapse.
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Characters
Austin TrainProtagonist
Frequently asked questions
Does The Sheep Look Up connect to other John Brunner books?
This novel is a standalone work and does not share characters or a continuous storyline with Brunner's other major dystopian or science fiction novels.
What inspired John Brunner to write The Sheep Look Up?
Brunner drew inspiration from growing environmental concerns and scientific reports of the late 1960s and early 1970s, extrapolating contemporary pollution trends to their potential catastrophic conclusions.
Is The Sheep Look Up a difficult read structurally?
The narrative employs a mosaic structure, presenting events through numerous short vignettes, news reports, and character perspectives rather than a single continuous plotline, which can be disorienting for some readers.