We

by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Published 1 January 1924
“[Zamyatin’s] intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism— human sacrifice, cruelty as an end in itself—makes [We] superior to Huxley’s [Brave New World].”—George Orwell

Translated by Natasha Randall • Foreword by Bruce Sterling

 
Written in 1921, We is set in the One State, where all live for...Read more