Stark (novel)

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Stark
First edition cover
Author	Ben Elton
Cover artist	David Scutt
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre(s)	Environmental Fiction, Dystopian Fiction
Publisher	Sphere Books
Publication date	January 1, 1989
Media type	Print
Pages	452
ISBN	ISBN 0747403902

Stark was the first novel written by British comedian Ben Elton. Published in 1989, Stark was a highly successful bestseller in the UK and Australia, selling well over a million copies.^[1]

Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Literary significance & criticism 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Plot introduction

The book deals with the adventures of Colin Dobson, "CD", living in a near-future world in which the environmental damage Mankind is causing to the Earth is apparently reaching critical levels. CD and his friend Rachel become embroiled in the titular Stark conspiracy; a cabal of Earth's richest and most influential men who have long been aware that the planet's entire ecosystem is approaching total collapse. Seeking to save their own lives, they secretly created a fleet of spacecraft with the intention of founding a colony on the Moon.

Elton adapted this into a screenplay for TV in 1993, where he played CD. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108215/

[edit] Literary significance & criticism

The novel is largely a satire of business, government and social attitudes toward the environment in the late 1980s. It describes a world in which big business is completely uncaring and environmental protestors are largely foolish and unrealistic to the point of absurdity.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

• Gridlock
• This Other Eden
• Alternative 3

[edit] References

v • d • e Ben Elton TV Shows The Young Ones (1982-1984) • Alfresco (1983-1984) • Happy Families (1985) • Filthy Rich and Catflap (1986) • Blackadder II (1986) • Blackadder the Third (1987) • Blackadder Goes Forth (1989) • The Man from Auntie (1990-1994) • Mr. Bean (1990-1995) • Stark (1993) • The Thin Blue Line (1995-1996) • The Ben Elton Show (1998) • Blessed (2005) • Get a Grip (2007) Stage Shows The New Review • Gasping (1990) • Silly Cow (1991) • Popcorn (1996) • Blast From the Past (1998) Novels Stark (1989) • Gridlock (1991) • This Other Eden (1993) • Popcorn (1996) • Blast From the Past (1998) • Inconceivable (1999) • Dead Famous (2001) • High Society (2002) • Past Mortem (2004) • The First Casualty (2005) • Chart Throb (2006) • Blind Faith (2007)