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Overview"1984. Brave New World. A Clockwork Orange. These are the dystopian novels we know. But before these was the Russian masterpiece We, the novel that foreshadowed and influenced them all. In a glass-enclosed city of absolute straight lines, ruled by the all-powerful ""Benefactor,"" the nameless citizens of OneState live without passion or creativity, regulated and watched by their totalitarian masters. Without such order, their leaders claim, happiness is impossible. Freedom brings misery. And the collective ""we"" is all that matters. But one day, D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Yevgeny Zamyatin , Gregory ZilboorgPublisher: Waking Lion Press Imprint: Waking Lion Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.358kg ISBN: 9781434105363ISBN 10: 1434105369 Pages: 266 Publication Date: 15 December 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""Vital with that wonderful energy which for a few years in Russia created a new vision of beauty and the future."" - New York Times Book Review ""The ur-text of science-fiction dystopias."" -Wall Street Journal ""The best single work of science fiction yet written."" - Ursula K. LeGuin" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |