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Experience timeless classics like never before in this Grand Type Collector's Edition With clear, easy-to-read formatting, this edition is designed for readers who prefer or require larger text without sacrificing the excitement of the original. Large Print Features: 18-point font: Generously sized text for maximum readability and comfort. Sans-serif font: Clean, modern typeface designed to reduce visual strain. Italics are bolded: Important emphasis is maintained without thin, hard-to-see lettering. Easy-to-read line lengths: Shorter rows of text (under 45 characters per line) make reading smoother and less tiring. In a gleaming city of glass where every move is observed and every life is calculated, individuality has been erased in the name of order. Citizens of the One State live under constant surveillance, their days ruled by logic, precision, and collective obedience. D-503, a devoted engineer, has never questioned this system-until he meets the enigmatic I-330. Drawn into her rebellious orbit, he begins to feel emotions and desires that challenge everything he has been taught. As loyalty collides with longing, his struggle reveals the fragile boundaries between freedom and control, reason and passion. First published in 1920, We by Yevgeny Zamyatin stands as one of the earliest and most influential dystopian novels. Its stark critique of totalitarianism and the suppression of individuality led to its banning in the Soviet Union, making it a work of both political and literary defiance. Inspiring later classics such as Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World, We pioneered the dystopian genre, offering a cautionary tale that continues to resonate in a world still grappling with surveillance, conformity, and the price of freedom.

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Yevgeny Zamyatin was a Russian writer and engineer born on February 1, 1884, in Lebedyan, Russia. Raised in an Orthodox household, Zamyatin showed an early love for literature and later studied naval engineering at the Saint Petersburg Polytechnic Institute. His revolutionary activities against the tsarist regime led to his arrest and brief exile, beginning a lifelong tension with authority that would shape his work.As a writer, Zamyatin became known for his critical social and political commentary, inspired by his experiences as a naval engineer and his time in England overseeing shipbuilding projects. These encounters with industrialism and modern machinery deepened his interest in the impact of technology on society-a theme central to his landmark dystopian novel We, published in 1920. In the 1930s, as Soviet censorship intensified, Zamyatin's work was officially banned, and he faced increasing isolation. Seeking freedom, he appealed directly to Stalin and was granted permission to leave, settling in Paris in 1931. Although his later years were marked by isolation, his influence endured, especially through We, which shaped the dystopian genre and inspired authors like George Orwell and Aldous Huxley. Zamyatin passed away in 1937, leaving a legacy celebrated for its bold critique of authoritarianism and prescient insights into the dangers of unchecked state control.

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