Dieselpunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction, similar to steampunk or cyberpunk, that combines the aesthetics of diesel-based technology of the interwar period through the 1950s with retro-futuristic technology and postmodern sensibilities. The term was coined in 2001 by game designer Lewis Pollak to describe his tabletop role-playing game Children of the Sun, and has since been applied to a variety of visual art, music, motion pictures, fiction and engineering.
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Notable ExampleThe Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick, cited as an example of dieselpunk fiction. 1 Defining TraitA retrofuturistic science fiction subgenre, related to steampunk and cyberpunk, combining the aesthetics of diesel-era technology (the interwar period through the 1950s) with retro-futuristic technology and postmodern sensibilities. 1 Defining Trait Connections
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Dieselpunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction similar to steampunk or cyberpunk that combines the aesthetics of the diesel-based technology of the interwar period through to the 1950s with retro-futuristic technology and postmodern sensibilities.
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Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle
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Dieselpunk is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction similar to steampunk or cyberpunk that combines the aesthetics of the diesel-based technology of the interwar period through to the 1950s with retro-futuristic technology and postmodern sensibilities.
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is a retrofuturistic subgenre of science fiction
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