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Contributor(s): Zamyatin, Yevgeny (Author), Randall, Natasha (Translator), Sterling, Bruce (Foreword by)
ISBN: 081297462X     ISBN-13: 9780812974621
Publisher: Modern Library
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2006
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Annotation: "ÝZamyatin's¨ intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism- human sacrifice, cruelty as an end in itself-makes ÝWe¨ superior to Huxley's ÝBrave New World¨."
-George Orwell
An inspiration for George Orwell's "1984" and a precursor to the work of Philip K. Dick and Stanislaw Lem, We is a classic of dystopian science fiction ripe for rediscovery. Written in 1921 by the Russian revolutionary Yevgeny Zamyatin, this story of the thirtieth century is set in the One State, a society where all live for the collective good and individual freedom does not exist. The novel takes the form of the diary of state mathematician D-503, who, to his shock, experiences the most disruptive emotion imaginable: love for another human being.
At once satirical and sobering-and now available in a powerful new modern translation-We speaks to all who have suffered under repression of their personal and artistic freedom.
"One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century."
-Irving Howe
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Dystopian
- Fiction | Science Fiction - Hard Science Fiction
Dewey: 891.7
LCCN: 2006042032
Lexile Measure: 800
Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback)
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.2" W x 8.18" (0.41 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Russia
 
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" Zamyatin's] intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism-- human sacrifice, cruelty as an end in itself--makes We] superior to Huxley's Brave New World]."--George Orwell

Translated by Natasha Randall - Foreword by Bruce Sterling

Written in 1921, We is set in the One State, where all live for the collective good and individual freedom does not exist. The novel takes the form of the diary of mathematician D-503, who, to his shock, experiences the most disruptive emotion imaginable: love. At once satirical and sobering--and now available in a powerful new translation--We is both a rediscovered classic and a work of tremendous relevance to our own times.