Utopia (in full: Libellus vere aureus nec minus salutaris quam festivus de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a work of fiction by Thomas More published in 1516. English translations of the title include A Truly Golden Little Book No Less Beneficial Than Entertaining of the Best State of a Republic and of the New Island Utopia (literal) and A Fruitful and Pleasant Work of the Best State of a Public Weal and of the New Isle Called Utopia (traditional) (See "title" below.) The book written in Latin is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious social and political customs.