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V for Vendetta

Alan Moore, David Lloyd

A masked anarchist challenges a fascist Britain, using sabotage and symbolism to awaken one frightened young woman and a nation.

First published 1988 · V for Vendetta

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In a near-future England ruled by a fascist state after catastrophic war, a masked figure known as V begins a campaign against the regime. The government relies on surveillance, propaganda, and repression, while V answers with sabotage, theatrics, and ideology.

Early in the story, V rescues a vulnerable young woman and draws her into his hidden world of banned culture, secret history, and political awakening. Their relationship becomes central as the book alternates between public resistance, private transformation, and glimpses into the pasts of people tied to the regime.

As V’s plan unfolds, the story builds toward confrontations with the state and a wider reckoning over fear, freedom, and the cost of resistance. The narrative keeps some motives and turns withheld until later, ending on a politically charged and emotionally resonant note rather than a simple victory.

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Authors
Alan Moore, David Lloyd
First published
1988
Genres
Graphic Novels, Dystopia, Science Fiction, Classics, Politics, Fantasy
Subjects
Fiction · Graphic novels · Comic books, strips · Politics and government · Anarchism · England in fiction · Great Britain in fiction · Totalitarianism in fiction · English Science fiction · Totalitarianism · Anarchism in fiction · Comics & graphic novels, crime & mystery · Literature · nyt:paperback-graphic-books=2009-03-29 · New York Times bestseller · Fiction, mystery & detective, general · Comics & graphic novels, general · nyt:hardcover-graphic-books=2009-09-27 · Comics & graphic novels, literary · Comics & graphic novels, dystopian · Anarchism--fiction · Vendetta · Vendetta--england--comic books, strips, etc · Anarchism--comic books, strips, etc · Totalitarianism--comic books, strips, etc · Basic reader · Pn6737.m66 v2 2005 · 741.5/941
ISBN-13
9781401207922

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