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Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the Roots of Frank Herbert's Dune (2021)

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Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the Roots of Frank Herbert's Dune (2021)

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Lawrence of Arabia, Paul Atreides, and the Roots of Frank Herbert's Dune - Reactor
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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 […]

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    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/

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