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Introduction by Will Self
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But over the course of his journal D-503 suddenly finds himself caught up in unthinkable and illegal activities - love and rebellion.
Banned on its publication in Russia in 1921, We is the first modern dystopian novel and a satire on state control that has once again become chillingly relevant.
The first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World
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The first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World.
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As relevant today as when it was first published, We is the first modern dystopian novel which inspired both Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World.
The citizens of the One State live in a condition of 'mathematically infallible happiness'. D-503 decides to keep a diary of his days working for the collective good in this clean, blue city state where nature, privacy, and individual liberty have been eradicated. But over the course of his journal, D-503 suddenly finds himself caught up in unthinkable and illegal activities - love and rebellion.
Banned on its publication in Russia in 1921, We is the first modern dystopian novel and a satire on state control that has once again become chillingly relevant.
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We by Yevgeny Zamyatin is hailed as a foundational work in the dystopian genre, often credited as a precursor to classics like Huxley’s Brave New World and Orwell’s 1984. Reviewers praise it as a powerful critique of totalitarianism written by someone who experienced such regimes first-hand. The novel’s influence lends profound significance to its exploration of freedom versus happiness, securing its place among the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780099511434
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 31 December 2007
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Natasha Randall
- Introduction by Will Self
- Translated by Natasha Randall
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 159g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Yevgeny Zamyatin was born in 1884. He was arrested as a student in 1905 by Tsarist police for being a Bolshevik. He was then sent to England to work on Russian ice breakers in Newcastle. He has been described as a 'dapper, tweedy naval engineer'. He was also a fan of H.G. Wells . After the revolution in 1917 he returned to Russia and worked for Gorky. He was arrested again by the Soviet authorities in 1919 and 1922 and forbidden to publish his work. In 1931 Stalin surprisingly granted him permission to move to Paris. He died there in March, 1937.
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