Make Room! Make Room!

Make Room! Make Room! is a 1966 novel written by Harry Harrison, and later used as the basis for the science fiction movie Soylent Green (although the movie changed the plot and theme).

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1966 - Harry Harrison - Soylent Green

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The fast paced thriller is set in a future 1999, beginning in August. Its background theme extrapolates trends in the proportion of world resources used by the USA and of population growth to depict a world where the global population is seven billion, resulting in rampant over-crowding, shortages and a crumbling infrastructure. The plot jumps from character to character, describing the lifestyles of people in various walks of life in a sweltering New York City (population around 35 million) resembling the worst slums of Bombay.

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1999 - USA - New York City - Bombay

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