We by Yevgeny Zamyatin - Vintage Publishing Edition

Yevggeny Zamyatin's We is widely recongised as one of the earliest masterpieces of dystopian science fiction, and a foundational influence on later canonical works such as Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World.  First completed in the 1920s and circulated covertly due to its politically subversive content, the novel presents a rigourously imagined totalitarian future in which individuality, privacy and emotion are systematically extinguished in the name of mathematical rationality and state efficiency.

Narratied by D-503, an engineer and loyal citizen of the One State, the narrative unfolds as a series of journal entries that chart his psychological unravelling and growing ideological dissent.  Through geometric aesthetics, mechanised social systems and technological regimentation, Zamyatin forged a template for speculative political critique that would shape the evolution of modern science fiction and dystopian literature for decades.

This edition offers readers the complete text in an accessible paperback format accompanied by an introduction by Will Self.  We illuminates Zamyatin's historical milieu, literary innovations and lasting cultural significance.  Ideal for academics, collectors of speculative fiction and readers exploring the origins of 20th Century dystopian thought.

Edition Features:

• Complete and unabridged text
• Critical introductory material for added context
• Durable and classroom friendly paperback format
• Suitable for study, research, collection and general reading

For anyone tracing the lineage of modern dystopian science fiction, We remains an essential text - bold, visionary and intellectually provocative.