We by Yevgeny Zamyatin (1921)
We is a dystopian novel by Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin, first published in 1924. Set in the future, the novel follows the life of D-503, a mathematician living in the One State, a city-state ruled by a totalitarian government. The One State is a rational, mechanized society in which citizens are monitored and controlled by the government. D-503 is a loyal citizen of the One State, but he begins to question the government's oppressive control when he meets I-330, a mysterious woman who encourages him to think for himself. As D-503 begins to explore his own thoughts and feelings, he discovers a world of beauty and freedom that he never knew existed. He also discovers the power of love, which leads him to challenge the oppressive government and fight for the freedom of the people. We is a powerful exploration of the dangers of totalitarianism and the power of individual freedom. It is a timeless classic that continues to resonate with readers today.
By Yevgeny Zamyatin · First published 1921 · Genre: Science Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Satire · 41 chapters · 64,204 words
First lines
This is merely a copy, word by word, of what was published this morning in the State newspaper:
"In another hundred and twenty days the building of the _Integral_ will be completed. The great historic hour is near, when the first _Integral_ will rise into the limitless space of the universe. A thousand years ago your heroic ancestors subjected the whole earth to the power of the United State. A still more glorious task is before you,--the integration of the indefinite equation of the Cosmos by the use of the glass, electric, fire-breathing _Integral_.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Yevgeny Zamyatin
- Date: 1921 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Science Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Satire, Political Fiction
- Length: 64,204 words
- Structure: 41 chapters, 1,500 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Science Fiction — The novel is set in a dystopian future and features a totalitarian government that controls its citizens through technology and surveillance.
- Philosophical Fiction — The novel explores philosophical themes such as freedom, individuality, and the power of the state.
- Satire — The novel is a satirical critique of the Soviet Union and its oppressive government.
- Political Fiction — The novel is a political commentary on the dangers of totalitarianism and the importance of individual freedom.
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Dystopian Novel · Dystopias · Fiction · Russian fiction · Satire · Science Fiction · Totalitarianism · Translations into English · ancient · blue · day · door
Contents
- Record 1: An Announcement; the Wisest of Lines; a Poem
- Foreword
- Record 2: Ballet; Square Harmony; X
- Record 3: A Coat; a Wall; the Tables
- Record 4: The Wild Man With a Barometer; Epilepsy; If
- Record 5: The Square; the Rulers of the World; an Agreeable and Useful Function
- Record 6: An Accident; the Cursed "it's Clear"; Twenty-four Hours
- Record 7: An Eyelash; Taylor; Henbane and Lily of the Valley
- Record 8: An Irrational Root; R-13; the Triangle
- Record 9: Liturgy; Iambus; the Cast-iron Hand
- Record 10: A Letter; a Manhunt; Hairy I
- Record 11: No, I Can't; Let It Be Without Headings!
- Record 12: The Delimitation of the Infinite; Angel; Meditations on Poetry
- Record 13: Fog; Thou; a Decidedly Absurd Adventure
- Record 14: "Mine"; Impossible; a Cold Floor
- Record 15: The Bell; the Mirror-like Sea; I Am to Burn Eternally
- Record 16: Yellow; a Two-dimensional Shadow; an Incurable Soul
- Record 17: Through Glass; I Died; the Corridor
- Record 18: Logical Debris; Wounds and Plaster; Never Again
- Record 19: The Infinitesimal of the Third Order; from Under the Forehead; Over the Railing
- Record 20: Discharge; the Material of a Idea; the Zero Rock
- Record 21: The Duty of an Author; the Ice-swells; the Most Difficult Love
- Record 22: The Benumbed Waves; Everything is Improving; I Am a Microbe
- Record 23: Flowers; the Dissolution of a Crystal; If Only (?)
- Record 24: The Limit of the Function; Easter; to Cross Out Everything
- Record 25: The Descent from Heaven; the Greatest Catastrophe in History; the Known--is Ended
- Record 26: The World Does Exist; Rash; Forty-one Degrees Centigrade
- Record 27: No Headings. It is Impossible!
- Record 28: Both of Them; Entropy and Energy; the Opaque Part of the Body
- Record 29: Threads on the Face; Sprouts; an Unnatural Compression
- Record 30: The Last Number; Galileo's Mistake; Would It Not Be Better?
- Record 31: The Great Operation; I Forgave Everything; the Collision of Trains
- Record 32: I Do Not Believe; Tractors; a Little Human Splinter
- Record 33: This Without a Synopsis, Hastily, the Last
- Record 34: The Forgiven Ones; a Sunny Night; a Radio-walkyrie
- Record 35: In a Ring; a Carrot; a Murder
- Record 36: Empty Pages; the Christian God; About My Mother
- Record 37: Infusorian; Doomsday; Her Room
- Record 38: I Don't Know What Title -- Perhaps the Whole Synopsis May Be Called a Cast-off Cigarette-butt
- Record 39: The End
- Record 40: Facts; the Bell; I Am Certain