{"title":"Yevgeny Zamyatin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"we-paperback","title":"We - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e (1924) is a dystopian novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Written between 1920 and 1921, the novel reflects its author's growing disillusionment with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the Russian Civil War. Smuggled out of the country, the manuscript was translated into English by Gregory Zilboorg and published in New York in 1924.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a series of diary entries, D-503, an engineer in charge of building the spaceship \u003ci\u003eIntegral\u003c\/i\u003e, reflects on life in the One State. In this totalitarian society, people live within glass structures under direct, constant surveillance by the Benefactor and his operatives. When he is not working on the \u003ci\u003eIntegral\u003c\/i\u003e, D-503 visits with his state-appointed lover O-90 and spends time with his friend R-13, a poet who reads his works at executions. On a walk with O-90, D-503 meets a free-spirited woman named I-330, who flirts with him and eventually convinces him to transgress the rules he has followed his whole life. Although he plans to turn her over to authorities, he cannot bring himself to betray her trust, and begins to have dreams for the first time in his life. Struggling to balance his duty to the state with his strange new feelings, D-503 moves closer and closer to the limits of law and life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Yevgeny Zamyatin's \u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Russian literature and dystopian science fiction reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD-503 is an engineer who lives in the One State, a futuristic totalitarian society. Under constant surveillance, he oversees the construction of the \u003ci\u003eIntegral\u003c\/i\u003e, a ship intended to enable the conquest of distant planets. 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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the twenty-sixth century AD, \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101584593119,"sku":"9780063068445","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Y1A3eThKaU1qU1RaMisvYTk2bWc4UT09.webp?v=1781071771"},{"product_id":"we-paperback-2","title":"We - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e is an earth shattering dystopian novel that ruffled the feathers of the ruling elite of Russia when it was smuggled out of the country and published in English in 1924. It would not see publication in Russia until 1988.\u003c\/strong\u003e As a result of Yevgeny Zamyatin's treatment over the novel he left Russia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e is set in the twenty six century were a totalitarian government rules the world. Every citizen has all of their needs completely taken care of. But the price is a life without passion, creativity, or adventure. Cities are made of glass to aid the government's surveillance of its people. Citizens are given numbers rather than names to discourage individuality. But resentment and anger seethe just beneath the surface of the citizenry's polite veneer. It is time for someone to strike a blow for individuality and freedom. A fast paced adventure novel with a message that reverberated down through history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnthem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/em\u003e all owe an enduring debt to We. Of writing\u003cem\u003e Player Piano\u003c\/em\u003e Kurt Vonnegut said \"I cheerfully ripped off the plot of \u003cem\u003eBrave New World\u003c\/em\u003e, whose plot had been cheerfully ripped off from Yevgeny Zamyatin's \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50101635449055,"sku":"9781515442653","price":25.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Qk5QKzFwSjU5Y21kRW51VzRBeWx1Zz09.webp?v=1781071867"},{"product_id":"we-hardcover","title":"We - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e (1924) is a dystopian novel by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Written between 1920 and 1921, the novel reflects its author's growing disillusionment with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the Russian Civil War. 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Struggling to balance his duty to the state with his strange new feelings, D-503 moves closer and closer to the limits of law and life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edition of Yevgeny Zamyatin's \u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic of Russian literature and dystopian science fiction reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. 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