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We is, as Zamiatin himself calls it, the most jocular and the most earnest thing he has thus far written. It is a novel that puts most poignantly and earnestly before every thoughtful reader the most difficult problem that exists today in the civilized world, -the problem of preservation of the independent original creative personality. Our civilization today depends upon the energetic movement of great masses of people. Wars, revolutions, general strikes-all these phenomena involve great masses, large groups, enormous mobs. Despite the fact that there is hardly a corner in the world today where the average man does not make the trite complaint, "What we need is leadership," the world today seems for a time at least to have lost its capacity for producing real leaders. For our great successes in mechanical civilization, our exceptional efforts in efficiency, tend to bring into play large numbers rather than great individualities. What under these conditions is the lot of a creative individuality? What the tragedy of an independent spirit under present conditions is, is pointed out in an unique way in We. The problem of creative individuality versus mob is today not a mere Russian problem. It is as poignant under Bolshevist dictatorship as it is in Ford's factory. Of course the sincere, honest and frank treatment of this problem seems offensive to anyone who prefers to be a member of a mob or keep this or that part of humanity in the state of a mob. That is why We could not see light in Russia, and will probably be disliked by those whose spiritual activities are reduced to the mechanical standards of a mechanical civilization which is devoid of original creative effort. A few words about the method by which Zamiatin tries to drive home to the reader his main ideas. It is the method of "Laughter through tears," to use an old expression of Gogol. It is the form which is dictated by profound love for humanity, mixed with pity and hatred of those factors which are the cause of the disindividualization of man today. It is the old emotion of the ancient Catul: "Odi et amo." Zamiatin laughs in order to hide his tears, hence amusing as We may seem and really is, it barely conceals a profound human tragedy which is universal today. - Gregory Zilboorg about "We" written by Yevgeny Zamyatin

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Daniel W

A hundred years old and ageing like fine wine Written in 1921, you might think this book would be dated. But it's not. 1984 and Brave New World feel antiquated, but this novella is sharp and well translated, and it really strikes notes that 1984 is too wrapped up in itself to hit. Read this and treat yourself to a little know slice of dystopian paradise (oxymoron intended).

Bobahandjob

OneState Zemyatin’s “We” was the first book to be banned by the communists in Russia which is quite an achievement. His imagination and predictions of a future where we sit and work through Taylor Series for fun, eat petroleum based foods or live in see through glass houses still has not come to pass. However his One State big brother regime could easily be modern China , Russia or North Korea. My only problem with this book is the translation. I do not speak Russian but I’d take a guess that this book flows a lot better in Russian.

joebobs

A work of pure brilliance with multiple interpretations We is a strong contender for my favourite book of all time. It's vision of a dystopian future is as vivid as 1984 or Brave New World, but it's also written in a beautiful poetry. Some critics have read it as a schizophrenic's downfall into psychosis, some have read it as a criticism of academia, some of the Soviet state or modern life in general. There's also a huge emotional depth to it, and the awkward, outsider-ness of the protagonist feels very contemporary today. It's a book that rewards re-reading and an effort to interpret, but at the same time it's also pretty easy and quick reading. I recommend this book to pretty much everyone I talk about books with and it's probably my most frequently loaned book. I've read that the rights to the movie have been being passed around Hollywood for a few decades, I for one hope that movie never gets made, as nothing could do justice to this incredible text.

Reviewer

Classic Russian science fiction ‘We’ is a classic Russian science-fiction dystopian novel published in 1924 that influenced many following writers, such as George Orwell and Kurt Vonnegut. It is generally considered to be the grandfather of the satirical futuristic dystopia genre. Writing in response to his personal experiences with the Bolsheviks but without a direct link to the communists, We takes place in a post apocalyptic world in which pockets of “civilized” humanity survive in a totalitarian state. Today, this book is obscure and almost forgotten, but it still deserves to be read for its novel treatment of the themes of individual freedom and totalitarian control.

Stu

Interesting book but slightly bitty read There are some very good themes in this book, especially given the age of it, and I always marvel at some author's amazing imaginations and visions of the future (including this one) but I have to say that I don't think this is as good as 1984 or Brave New World. Perhaps the reasons for that is simply that this was written a decade or two before those others so they have had time to develop and expand the theme, but I think it is more due to the fact that I just don't think this has been written as well. I found it very bitty in places - it seemed to jump from time to time - and the recurring use of the 'pause' technique was just irritating and seemed to break the flow of the narrative, especially as you were kind of left ending many of the sentences yourself. Very annoying. Having said that I find many dystopian/Utopian novels fascinating (they are often one and the same thing aren't they - it may be dystopian for the citizens, although they don't seem to know it on this occasion, but Utopian for others such as the Benefactor in this instance) as it is a reality that we almost always seem to be in a constant battle to resist, in terms of governmental control, surveillance etc Worth a read I think if you like this kind of thing, but perhaps only the once!