At first glance, Frank Herbert’s Dune (1965) might appear to be a mere copy of the story of Lawrence of Arabia with some science-fictional window dressing. Several critics have pointed to the similarities between Lawrence and Paul Atreides—both are foreign figures who immerse themselves in a desert culture and help lead the locals to overthrow […]
It’s brought up in the comments but I think the book The Sabres of Paradise is much more central to Herbert’s influences on Dune. This is a good article on it:
It’s brought up in the comments but I think the book The Sabres of Paradise is much more central to Herbert’s influences on Dune. This is a good article on it:
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-secret-history-of-dune/