Politics in fiction
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This is a list of fictional stories in which politics features as an important plot element. Passing mentions are omitted from this list.
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[edit] Written works
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- Fables and Parables, by Ignacy Krasicki (1779).
- Coningsby, by Benjamin Disraeli (1844).
- Democracy: An American Novel, by Henry Adams (1880).
- Pharaoh, by Bolesław Prus (1895).
- Nostromo, by Joseph Conrad (1904).
- Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma), by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz (1932; thought to have inspired Jerzy Kosiński's 1971 novel, Being There).
- Animal Farm, by George Orwell (1945).
- All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren (1946).
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, by George Orwell (1949).
- Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand (1957).
- Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe (1958).
- Advise and Consent, by Allen Drury (1959).
- The Best Man, by Gore Vidal (play, 1960).
- Seven Days in May, by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey (1962).
- A Man of the People, by Chinua Achebe (1966).
- The Godfather, by Mario Puzo (1969).
- Being There, by Jerzy Kosiński (1971).
- The Dead Zone, by Stephen King (1979).
- A Very British Coup, by Chris Mullin (1982).
- Anthills of the Savannah, by Chinua Achebe (1987).
- Favorite Son, by Steve Sohmer, (1988).
- House of Cards, by Michael Dobbs (1989?).
- The Fourth K, by Mario Puzo (1990).
- Patriots, by Steve Sohmer (1991).
- To Play The King, by Michael Dobbs (1991).
- Fatherland, by Robert Harris (1992).
- The Final Cut, by Michael Dobbs (1992).
- American Hero, by Larry Beinhart (1994).
- Primary Colors, by "Anonymous" (Joe Klein, 1996).
- A Time to Run, by Barbara Boxer, (2005).
- Montana Skies, by Wyatt McIntyre (2006).
[edit] Movies
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939).
- Citizen Kane (1941).
- All the King's Men (1949).
- Advise and Consent (1962).
- The Manchurian Candidate (1962).
- The Best Man (1964).
- Seven Days in May (1964).
- Dr. Strangelove (1964).
- Faraon (1966 Polish feature film based on Bolesław Prus' novel, Pharaoh).
- The Godfather (1972).
- The Candidate (1972).
- Being There (1979).
- Power (1986).
- Bob Roberts (1992).
- Running Mates (1992).
- Dave (1993).
- The American President (1995).
- My Fellow Americans (1996).
- Murder at 1600 (1997).
- Wag the Dog (1997).
- The Peacemaker (1997)
- Absolute Power (1997).
- Bulworth (1998).
- Primary Colors (1998).
- The Siege (1998).
- Three Kings (1999).
- Dick (1999).
- Thirteen Days (2000).
- The Contender (2000).
- The Quiet American (2002).
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004 remake of the 1962 film).
- All the King's Men (2006 remake of the 1949 film).
- Man of the Year (2006).
- V for Vendetta (2006).
- The Lives of Others (2006)
[edit] Television
- Kariera Nikodema Dyzmy (The Career of Nicodemus Dyzma; Polish TV miniseries based on the novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, ca. 1980).
- Yes Minister (and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister), by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn (1980–88).
- Edge of Darkness (1985).
- A Very British Coup (1988).
- Tanner '88 (1988).
- House of Cards (1990).
- Nostromo (1997).
- The West Wing (1999–2006).
- The Wire (2001).
- The Project (2002).
- Absolute Power (2003).
- Commander-in-Chief (2005).
- The Thick of It, by Armando Iannucci (2005).
- Brotherhood (2006).
- Party Animals (BBC Two, 2007).
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