![]() It is easy to see why the book was refused publication. A great, divine, precise, wise, straight line – the wisest of lines’ - We, Yevgeny Zamyatin. We - (Penguin Vitae) by Yevgeny Zamyatin (Hardcover) 16. It is this intuitive grasp of the irrational side of totalitarianism-human sacrifice, cruelty as an end in itself, the worship of a Leader who is credited with divine attributes-that makes Zamyatin's book superior to Huxley's. ![]() ![]() ‘The line of the One State – it is a straight line. Would you want to be part of a system where your happiness was mathematically determined and maximised? What is the cost of being part of a human hive? Do we see any beauty in a mechanised dance of ‘perfect–non freedom’? Brilliantly written that provokes so many questions from us. These first two chapters are written by our protagonist D-503, a mathematician who has helped build a mathematically pure and infallible equation for happiness.Īs is the case with the best science fiction, it speaks to our present in vital ways and helps us look afresh, in this instance at our own relationship with technology and our obsession with productivity, wellness, happiness. This week’s Places to Go piece illuminates Yevgeny Zamyatin’s ‘We’ – a novel set in a future in which all traces of individuality are dissolved by the overarching One State. ![]() ![]() In this week's audio adventure we're travelling through time and space with Chris Lynn who reads an extract from We by Yevgeny Zamyatin. The theme for our #DailyReadings in September is beginnings and endings. ![]()
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