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The English Teacher Looks at the Best Novels About Politics

Our maverick English Teacher, confronted by an election year that feels like fiction ( and dystopian fiction at that), reflects on fictional treatments of politics. Here are 38 novels (plus 3 published plays and tv scripts ) that explore in various ways our body politic. Some are serious novels, some are thrillers, some are satires, a few are speculative allegories and one or two are overwrought potboilers. All of them are well worth reading.
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1984 (George Orwell)
1984 (George Orwell)
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Absolute Power (David Baldacci)
Absolute Power (David Baldacci)
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Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
Advise and Consent (Allen Drury)
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All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the King's Men (Robert Penn Warren)
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm
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Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand)
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The Best Man (Gore Vidal)
The Best Man (Gore Vidal)
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Boomsday
Boomsday
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The Complete Yes Minister (Jonathan Lynn)
The Complete Yes Minister (Jonathan Lynn)
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The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener
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Convention (Bailey and Knebel)
Convention (Bailey and Knebel)
12
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
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Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
Darkness at Noon (Arthur Koestler)
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Democracy (Henry Adams)
Democracy (Henry Adams)
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Fail-Safe
Fail-Safe
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Fever in the Blood (William Pearson)
Fever in the Blood (William Pearson)
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The First Circle
The First Circle
18
The Ghost (Robert Harris)
The Ghost (Robert Harris)
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The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
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Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
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House of Cards (Michael Dobbs)
House of Cards (Michael Dobbs)
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It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
It Can't Happen Here (Sinclair Lewis)
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The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
The Last Hurrah (Edwin O'Connor)
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The Man (Irving Wallace)
The Man (Irving Wallace)
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The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
The Man in the High Castle (Philip K. Dick)
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The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
The Manchurian Candidate (Richard Condon)
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Robert A. Heinlein)
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Night of Camp David (Fletcher Knebel)
Night of Camp David (Fletcher Knebel)
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No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel (Christopher Buckley)
No Way to Treat a First Lady: A Novel (Christopher Buckley)
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The Parallax View (Singer)
The Parallax View (Singer)
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The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
The Plot Against America (Philip Roth)
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Primary Colors (Joe Klein)
Primary Colors (Joe Klein)
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Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
Seven Days in May (Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey)
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The Shockwave Rider
The Shockwave Rider
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Supreme Courtship (Christopher Buckley)
Supreme Courtship (Christopher Buckley)
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Thank You for Smoking (Christopher Buckley)
Thank You for Smoking (Christopher Buckley)
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Vanished (Fletcher Knibel)
Vanished (Fletcher Knibel)
38
A Very British Coup
A Very British Coup
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Wag the Dog (Larry Beinhart)
Wag the Dog (Larry Beinhart)
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The White House Mess (Buckley)
The White House Mess (Buckley)
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