From Hiroshima to dystopia: Why it’s essential to keep imagining the end of the world
Stories will always remind us that fascism and nuclear catastrophe are just a few steps away from us “Since Auschwitz, we know what man is
Stories will always remind us that fascism and nuclear catastrophe are just a few steps away from us “Since Auschwitz, we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima, we know what is at stake.” Viktor E. Frankl, Austrian psychiatrist, philosopher, and Holocaust survivor The stories that keep humanity awake Hiroshima Black Rain Barefoot Gen Grave of the Fireflies It's essential to imagine what if the fascists had won, like in Philip K Dick's The Man in the High Castle Ray Bradbury and the Western influence August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains The Martian Chronicles Oppenheimer Why Hiroshima Mon Amour is a must-watch for every generation Why it’s essential to imagine alternate histories The Man in the High Castle Fatherland The Handmaid's Tale Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove approached the atomic nightmare through satire Threads The Day After Strangelove Chernobyl Every scientific breakthrough needs an ethical compass In Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, the state's rise to power is explicitly triggered by nuclear destruction
The BriefWire