We |
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Translator:
| Zilboorg, Gregory |
Foreword by:
| Sooknanan, Randy |
General Editor:
| McTighe, Denise |
Author:
| Zamyatin, Yevgeny |
ISBN: | 979-8-5666-4963-4 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2020 |
Publisher: | Independently Published
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $7.81 |
Book Description:
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This annotated edition of "WE" includes:
- Explanations of historical context
- Literary comments and analyses
'WE' (ART STORIA Literary Classics Annotated Edition) is a Dystopian novel by Soviet dissident Yevgeny Zamyatin. It was written between 1920-1921, right after the Russian Revolution. It was first published as an English translation by Gregory Zilboorg in 1924. The themes and ideals expressed in 'WE' offer a powerfully inventive vision of the future...
More DescriptionThis annotated edition of "WE" includes:
- Explanations of historical context
- Literary comments and analyses
'WE' (ART STORIA Literary Classics Annotated Edition) is a Dystopian novel by Soviet dissident Yevgeny Zamyatin. It was written between 1920-1921, right after the Russian Revolution. It was first published as an English translation by Gregory Zilboorg in 1924. The themes and ideals expressed in 'WE' offer a powerfully inventive vision of the future that later heavily influenced Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World' and George Orwell's '1984'. It was Zamyatin's book that others borrowed from and helped give birth to a distinctive Dystopian fictive genre. His work gave way to ideas of futurism and post-apocalyptic storytelling. At the core of such like-minded stories, 'WE's principles are still predominant in today's popular books, film, and television. The story describes a world of harmony and conformity within a united totalitarian state. The reader finds a uniform society where individuality is viewed as a dysfunction and where thinking for oneself can be the most dangerous thing. Within a glass-enclosed city ruled by the all-powerful 'Benefactor', the citizens of OneState live out their lives devoid of passion and creativity - until the book's main character, D-503, a mathematician who dreams in numbers, makes a discovery; he learns he has an individual soul. Set in the 26th-century, 'WE' is one of the most powerful Dystopias of all time and has been perceived as a general warning about totalitarianism, the dangers of reducing people to just numbers and conditioning them inside a standard system of conformity. ART STORIA Literary Classics is a collection of influential books that have transformed storytelling and philosophical thinking while remaining relevant to the modern reader. Certain titles in the series are lesser-known, but all have had a great impact on forming entire genres and modes of thought. Our selected works are considered inception points for definitive narrative styles and writing techniques. In the realm of literary arts, some authors truly displayed ingenuity in their craft, and their stories and ideas have had an enduring cultural influence on humanity.