Yevgeny Zamyatin

The chilling dystopian novel that influenced George Orwell while he was writing 1984, with a new introduction by Margaret Atwood and an essay by Ursula Le Guin In a glass-enclosed city of perfectly straight lines, ruled over by an all-powerful "Benefactor," the citizens of the totalitarian society of OneState are regulated by spies and secret police; wear identical clothing; and are distinguished only by a number assigned to them at birth. That is, until D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery: he has an individual soul. He can feel things. He can fall in love. And, in doing so, he begins to dangerously veer from the norms of his society, becoming embroiled in a plot to destroy OneState and liberate the city. Set in the twenty-sixth century AD, We was the forerunner of canonical works from George Orwell and Alduous Huxley, among others. It was suppressed for more than sixty years in Russia and remains a resounding cry for individual freedom, as well as a powerful, exciting, and vivid work of science fiction that still feels relevant today. Bela Shayevich's bold new translation breathes new life into Yevgeny Zamyatin's seminal work and refreshes it for our current era.

A Novel

Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami︠a︡tin

Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin

The narrator describes a state in which the individuals have given up their freedom for materialistic rewards, in this utopian satire

We: New Edition

Nós

Mirra Ginsburg

WE, one of the most powerful dystopias of all time, was written right after the Russian Revolution, and has been seen as a general warning about totalitarianism, and the danger of reducing people to numbers inside a perfect system of conformity. It contains a serious warning against the dangers of a world where people can be judged for thought crimes and non-conformist behavior, and eliminated for that. It takes place in the 26th century. After two centuries of war, a "perfect" society has been created. There are no names, only numbers, and people live in crystal homes where everybody is watched. and everybody is a number under the benevolent yoke of reason. This "perfect society" is ready to go out and conquer space, spreading its perfection throughout the cosmos. But before, it has to finally and forever destroy descent... Orwell (1984) and Huxley (Brave New World) accused mutually of borrowing more than one idea or two from this thought-inducing novel, here presented in a modern translation

WE, Yevgeny Zamyatin

Fifteen Stories

The Dragon

We is a dystopian novel by Russian writer Yevgeny Zamyatin, written 1920-1921. The novel was first published as an English translation by Gregory Zilboorg in 1924 by E. P. Dutton in New York. The novel describes a world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state. It is believed that the novel had a huge influence on the works of Orwell and Huxley, as well as on the emergence of the genre of dystopia. George Orwell claimed that Aldous Huxley's 1931 Brave New World must be partly derived from We, but Huxley denied it.

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Jewgenij Samjatin

We (Vintage Future)

An inspiration for George Orwell’s 1984 and a precursor to the work of Philip K. Dick, Ayn Rand (Anthem), 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. Although fiction, it is a story informed by the war communism of the Soviet Union, and was of course completely banned in Russia. But the collectivism is of a recognizable type, one that threatens every society in all times. To come to understand its features and markings is the benefit of the dystopian genre. The reality that dawns on the reader is that this seeming fiction is all-too real in our times. 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, We speaks to all who have suffered under repression of their personal, economic, and cultural freedom. “One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.” –Irving Howe.

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Elektrik

Set in a future under a unified totalitarian state, in a society ruled by conformity and humans are identified by their assigned number, spaceship engineer D-503 must face his beliefs about the One Party head on in this page-turning adventure.

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✓ "We by Yevgeny Zamyatin best predict and outline the techno-surveillance system that has already begun to take hold in the U.S. and beyond." - Noam Chomsky. ✓ "One of the literary curiosities of this book-burning age." - George Orwell. Plot: On an Earth several hundred years in the future, D-503, the chief engineer who is working on a project that will see the beginning of the conquest of other planets, is watched constantly by the Secret Police. These agents of the One State are dedicated to ensuring compliance at all times and monitor every aspect of his life, from the assigned visits of his lover O-90, to his observance of the strict laws that must be obeyed. But, while on an assigned walk one evening, D-503 encounters the brazen I-330, a woman who shuns the laws. Fascinated by her, he soon finds himself drawn into a plot that is being carefully prepared. The Mephi, an organization dedicated to bringing down not only the One State, but The Green Wall which has been erected to keep One State's citizens apart from the outside world. As the revolution gathers pace, D-503 is forced to have 'The Great Operation' which will remove his imagination and emotions and turn him into a servant of the state, unable to speak out against it in any way or commit any acts of rebellion of law-breaking. But can The One State suppress the Mephi, who appear to have minds of their own and are ready to die for their beliefs? About: We by Evgeny Zamyatin in one of the best dystopian novels ever written and remains a dystopian fiction classic 100 years after it was conceived. This edition is unique due to the Dmitry Mintz, computer-made illustrations, which were not featured in the original edition, making it a must for collectors. From review: ✓ "A too-little-known dystopian narrative from 1921 that has a peculiar resonance in 2018." - Gabrielle Bellot ✓ "Among the best literary science fictions of all time." - Ephrat Livni ✓ "Perhaps the finest science-fiction novel ever written." - Ursula le Guin ✓ "Perhaps the most striking political image in America today and in Zamyatin's novel is the idea of a wall-a crass, simplistic image wielded by Trump to represent keeping supposedly dangerous immigrants at bay, and a more sophisticated image in We representing keeping the outside world itself away." - Gabrielle Bellot

A Dystopian Novel

We. Complete Edition with Original Illustrations

Originally written in Russian in 1920 and first published in English in 1924, "We" is the dystopian novel by Russian science-fiction writer Yevgeny Zamyatin. "We" takes place hundreds of years into a bleak future, where the citizens live under the total control and surveillance of a police state, called One State. The country is made almost entirely out of glass, which makes it easier for the government to watch every move of its citizens. One State manages all aspects of the society with a rigid, scientific discipline where art and passion are outlawed. Citizens are expected to march in step, wear the prescribed uniforms, and are only able to refer to each other by their assigned numbers, rather than names. The main character is D-503, a mathematician who lives willingly under One State's strict rules until he meets and falls in love with I-330, a rebel who lives her life with the creativity and lust prohibited and feared by One State. "We" is widely viewed as the forerunner to such dystopian classics as "Brave New World" and "1984" and continues to be a fascinating and vivid work of science fiction and social commentary. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Yevgeny Zamyatin was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. He is most famous for his 1921 novel We, a story set in a dystopian future police state. Despite having been a prominent Old Bolshevik, Zamyatin was deeply disturbed by the policies pursued by the CPSU following the October Revolution. Due to his use of literature to criticize Soviet society, Zamyatin has been referred to as one of the first Soviet dissidents. This volume contains three of his earliest works of short fiction: Mamai, The Cave, Tales for Big Kids, A Story about the Most Important Thing

Mamai, the Cave, Tales for Big Kids, a Story about the Most Important Thing

Selected Short Stories

Yevgeny Zamyatin was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. He is most famous for his 1921 novel We, a story set in a dystopian future police state. Despite having been a prominent Old Bolshevik, Zamyatin was deeply disturbed by the policies pursued by the CPSU following the October Revolution. Due to his use of literature to criticize Soviet society, Zamyatin has been referred to as one of the first Soviet dissidents. This volume contains a selection of his idiosyncratic short tales.

H. G. Wells

August Nemo

Mary Shelley

George Griffith

Francis Henry Atkins

Welcome to the Essential Science Fiction Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about the incredible technologies of the future, time travel and its consequences, adventures in interstellar spaceships, strange post-apocalyptic worlds, dangerous alien invasions and everything else the authors dreamed of or feared for the future of humanity.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Science Fiction. This book contains the following novels:The Temple of Fire by Francis Henry Atkins. A Honeymoon in Space by George Griffith. The Invisible Man by H. G. Wells. The Last Man by Mary Shelley. We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

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