'Dune' has long divided the science fiction world | Curio

'Dune' has long divided the science fiction world

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The new film won't change that. The 1965 novel 'Dune' has been a subject of contention in the science fiction world. Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda reviews the novel alongside the 2021 movie. Here, he draws parallels between fiction and the film and reflects on the "oblique commentaries" on the times in which they were created.

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From The Washington Post

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