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The state has been recently taken over and is being run by the tyrannical and philistine ''Average Man'' party. Under the slogans of equality and happiness for all, it has done away with individualism and freedom of thought. Only John Krug, a brilliant philosopher, stands up to the regime. His antagonist, the leader of the new party, is his old school enemy, Paduk - known as the ''Toad''. Grieving over his wife''s recent death, Krug is at first dismissive of Paduk''s activities and sees no threat in them. But the sinister machine which Paduk has set in motion may prove stronger than the individual, stronger even than the grotesque ''Toad'' himself.

Bend Sinister Penguin Modern Classics

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 26 April 2001
      ISBN-13 9780141185767
      978-0141185767
      ISBN-10 0141185767
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The state has been recently taken over and is being run by the tyrannical and philistine ''Average Man'' party. Under the slogans of equality and happiness for all, it has done away with individualism and freedom of thought. Only John Krug, a brilliant philosopher, stands up to the regime. His antagonist, the leader of the new party, is his old school enemy, Paduk - known as the ''Toad''. Grieving over his wife''s recent death, Krug is at first dismissive of Paduk''s activities and sees no threat in them. But the sinister machine which Paduk has set in motion may prove stronger than the individual, stronger even than the grotesque ''Toad'' himself.

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