Brave new world, 1984, and We: An essay on Anti-Utopia : (Zamyatin and English literature) (Ardis essay series ; no. 4) [Paperback]

Edward James Brown (Author)

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• Paperback: 61 pages
• Publisher: Ardis (1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882331388
• ISBN-13: 978-0882331386
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,533,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Brave new world, 1984, and We: An essay on Anti-Utopia : (Zamyatin and English literature) (Ardis essay series ; no. 4) (Paperback)

A predecessor to 1984 (the most awesome book in existence), it also deals with a vision of a dystopia far in the future. Zamyatin depicts a controllist state governed by something as impermeable as mathematics. No emotion is involved and the soul is seen as a disease. Although the situation is much more dispairing than the one shown in 1984, it also offers some hope as one still gets the impression of a resistance outside the green wall. Despite the "numbers" being completely brainwashed, the One State is a society on the brink of collapse. The Guardians are ultra paranoid of any abnormal activity, spying on the citizens more than normal. The book is written in the form of a journal addressed to the people of another planet. It justifies the One State and is an attempt to socialize the other planet's people before a possible invasion by men.