Stand on Zanzibar
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Stand on Zanzibar is a dystopic New Wave science fiction novel written by John Brunner and first published in 1968.
Sometimes described as a "non-novel", Brunner makes use of fictitious newspaper clippings, television announcements, and other "samples" taken from the news and entertainment media of the year 2010.
The book won a Hugo Award for Best Novel at the 27th World Science Fiction Convention in 1969.
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