We by Yevgeny Zamyatin | A beautiful edition by The Folio Society
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- Written in 1921 and banned in its native Russia until 1988, We is a uniquely prophetic dystopian satire, fearlessly excoriating the very concept of censorship and predicting the rise of Stalinism. George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley both stand as foundation stones of science-fiction literature, but neither might have existed without this remarkable book.
When We, his masterpiece, was banned by the Soviet Censorship Board for being ‘ideologically undesirable’, Zamyatin had it smuggled to the West, where it was translated into English and found an eager audience. Described by Ursula K. Le Guin, whose 1973 essay provides the introduction for this edition, as ‘the best single work of science fiction yet written’, We would go on to have a significant impact, not least on George Orwell, who admired the author’s ‘intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism’.
For this edition Kit Russell has created a series of eerily beautiful monochromatic illustrations, where the human figures are dominated by ominous geometric shapes. In celebration of this under-appreciated classic we have also created a special lenticular die-cut slipcase which interacts uniquely with the binding.
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Nice, I just finished this one. It is very thought-provoking and very timely for today's world. The grandfather of all dsytopias. A very fine read.
The original dystopia!!!
Orchidomania im doing this book for my coursework
Old school dystopia!
So beautiful.🌳
I love We. I love Le Guin. I am buying this book.
I just ordered this, along with Van Gogh's letters, and am looking forward to the "mystery book" that comes with all purchases over $150 before May 6. Thanks, Folio.
I also just found out that your Brave New World came with an intro by Le Guin. I'd love to see that back in print.
Le Guin has some great works in the science fiction genre. Very interesting and thought-provoking.
Great!!
Does anyone know the song or soundtrack used in this video? I really like the tone of the music.
Fascinating. Still, outside maybe seasoned sci-fi fans, what profound effect did he have? You only hear about, "A Brave New World" and "1984", when it comes to really classic future dystopia (not involving Lovecraftian beings) literature. Am I wrong?
The original translation from Russiar,, to English was Miss Mirra,
I mean he directly influenced both of those books, pretty profound effect if you ask me
I just got a copy!
Mike Barber Hi, Mike! I’ll try to do it as soon as it gets here. I saw the reviews before I got it, and I’m prepared to find the paper to be thinner than the standard abbey wove, as some reviewers noticed, but I just couldn’t pass this one. I really look forward to reading it. This was the first time I heard about this book but the premise sounds great. The interesting looking slipcase sealed the deal to me...
The original is actually translated by. Mirra, the University of Chicago press.🌳
Even more valuable in the cirrent times of second rising of authoritarianism, especially in his home country - Putlerstan