We - Penguin Science Fiction (Paperback)
Yevgeny Zamyatin (author), Clarence Brown (translator)- In stock
Suppressed for decades by the Soviet authorities, Zamyatin's astonishing vision of a futuristic society where free will and creativity are ruthlessly stamped out influenced both 1984 and Brave New World.
'The best single work of science fiction yet written' Ursula K. Le Guin
The dystopian masterwork that inspired George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, We depicts a futuristic totalitarian society, 'OneState', where humans have become numbers. Suppressed in Russia for decades, it is a chilling vision of a world enslaved by technology.
'Zamyatin's parable looked forward to climate change and surveillance culture ... to peer into its future is to see modernity's reflection gazing darkly back' Economist
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780241458747
Number of pages: 272
Weight: 160 g
Dimensions: 181 x 111 x 15 mm
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We is a shapely work of the imagination. As the first major anti-utopian fiction it famously stood both the Soviet Union and the Wellsian scientific romance upside down. * Kirkus *
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“A Classic Sci-Fi Worth Reading”
A very interesting read. We is a title that I came to with th understanding it had been an inspiration behind George Orwell's 1984, and having similarities with Huxley's A Brave New World. Having read these... More
“Poor quality edition”
Be warned - this is a reprint which has a number of typographical errors. Some are obvious (e.g. "burn" is printed as "bum"), but many others may not be. There is even one page where several lines...
“Groundbreaking”
One State is a perfect society. No freedom means perfect happiness, and Chief Engineer D-503 is a perfect citizen. That is, until he meets I-330, a beautiful and dangerous woman who opens his eyes to new... More
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