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I hadn't really thought about that aspect before, but it is maybe not a coincidence that OPEC was founded in 1960 which would be around when Herbert was thinkin

by pedrow 7y ago

I hadn't really thought about that aspect before, but it is maybe not a coincidence that OPEC was founded in 1960 which would be around when Herbert was thinking about / researching Dune. I recently started re-reading it and IMO it still seems really fresh despite its age. A classic.

Lazare 7y ago
Yep. From Herbert: > The scarce water of Dune is an exact analog of oil scarcity. CHOAM is OPEC. (Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20080616111957/http://www.dunenovels.com/news/genesis.html https://web.archive.org/web/20080616111957/http://www.duneno...)