2048 - A (completely new) novel in the vein of 1984

2048

A dystopian science fiction story set 27 years in the future, called 2048. So yes, it's my take on 1984 - but that's just to give you the general idea, because it of course takes place in an entirely different time period and in an entirely different environment and at the end of the day it's an entirely different and unique story with entirely different and unique characters. So I feel I have to make this absolutely clear, even if the copyright for 1984 hadn't already expired, there is no copyright infringement here as this is not derivative work or even a sequel. It is merely in the same spirit so you kinda know what to expect, but it is completely new and original.

Therefore I don't wanna give away too much of the plot, as there are going to be some twists. Anyway the story follows our protagonist Walter who lives in the year 2048 - duh. Racism, bigotry, division, civil war, inflation, disease and the unending pollution of the natural environment has brought humanity almost to the brink of extinction.  Out of that crisis the DEMSOC (Party of Democratic Socialism) emerged and stepped in to pull the emergency break, benevolently guiding people out of crisis and into a wonderful Utopian future - or at least that's how they would describe it. So now Walter along with everyone else is confined to live in the cities so as to give nature some breathing space and instead experience the world through a screen and this is when our story begins...

So the technology and the environment and everything is brought up to date and of course actually reflects the worst aspects of some of the things that are already happening now - things such as automated censorship by algorithms, automated surveillance and restrictions of movement and so on. Of course it's not meant to be taken ENTIRELY serious and isn't literally about how the future is going to be, but rather how it could be if we continue to mess up.

Also, a bit of a trigger warning, even though it should be obvious, but this work could of course be interpreted as being a bit critical of socialism (at least from time to time). There is no way to write something in the spirit of 1984 without portraying certain socialist aspects in a rather dystopian light. I realize that there are of course many people on here who like and support socialism and really think of it as a great Utopian future rather than a dystopian one. So if works critical of socialism offend you, then simply don't read them and don't back them and if you feel really strongly about it, you can write your own book and have it praise socialism. 

So isn't that great that we (still) live in a society that allows us to do that and allows us to artistically express our opinions - even if they might not be the most popular? So would you really want to live in a society that does not allow you to do that? If so, you should actually love the book anyway, as it's about exactly that kind of society.

As you can see, it's a work in progress. So far I have written about 30 pages worth, but the preview is just the first couple of pages, as the rest isn't yet in the right order. But please take a look at what's already there and give me some feedback. And if you really, really like it and want to encourage me to finish it, you can support me on Subscribestar https://www.subscribestar.com/emmanuel-goldstein (I have a free tier on there, so you don't have to spent any money, it simply shows me that there is interest and encourages me to finish it).