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The first edition of the novel was published in 1924, and was written by yevgeny zamyatin. My is a dystopian novel by russian writer yevgeny zamyatin. The exhilarating dystopian novel that inspired george orwells 1984 and foreshadowed the worst excesses of soviet russia yevgeny zamyatins we is. The only way to prevent sins of humanity, according to the quote above is to remove all freedom, all temptation, all ability to sin. Description of we 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. Freedom rebellion music ideal revolution government freedom and crime are so indissolubly connected to each other, like the movement of the aero. We by yevgeny zamyatin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Read information about the author yevgeny zamyatin russian. Zamyatin several years after hearing of its existence, i have at last got my hands on a copy of zamyatins we, which is one of the literary curiosities of this bookburning age. Yevgeny zamyatin wrote we in 1920 but could not find a russian publisher, so in 1924 he had it published in translation in great britain. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 225 pages and is available in paperback format.
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