Globalia

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Globalia is a dystopian novel published by Jean-Christophe Rufin in 2004. It is his fifth novel. Claudia Steinitz translated it into German.

action

The action takes place in an indefinite future, it begins on July 27th of the "global era", of which one only knows that it follows ours. A kind of totalitarian world state, called "Globalia", ensures its citizens security, prosperity and a questionable kind of freedom that is valid until the moment they oppose the government of the system. The security zones are exclusively located in the northern hemisphere, while the non-zones are located in the southern hemisphere and are intended as a cruel form of forced exile for those who are classified as terrorists . Baikal, a youthful globalist, seeks a way to escape the society he was born into and despises. This young man gets caught up in a conspiracy invented by Ron Altman. This consists of the invention of a new enemy number one in order to unite the globalists and incite them against the alleged danger from the non-zones .

Protagonists

  • Baikal (young globalist who is in love with Kate)
  • Kate (youthful globalist motivated by Baikal's persuasion of his plans)
  • Ron Altman (works for the government, plays a pre-arranged game with Baikal)
  • Puig Pujols (a kind-hearted man who dreamed of becoming a journalist, but received unsatisfactory answers to critical questions. After an apparently fake terrorist attack, he becomes suspicious and meets Kate and Baikal)

Features of this dystopia

  • The use of an enemy to hold society together
  • The inability of political power to face the economic situation
  • The difficulty of combining freedom and security
  • The risks of studying history and historical memory for peace in society
  • Society needs the right to exclude individuals under the guise of security (into the non-zones)
  • The role of the media in the self-image of society and its cohesion (fake attacks / monitors)
  • The risks youth poses to society (birth control and educational institutions)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Globalia: Barbaric Civilization. February 7, 2012, accessed June 26, 2016 .