{"product_id":"zamiatin-we-9781853993930","title":"Zamiatin:  We","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvgenii Zamiatin's seminal antiutopian satire \"We\" (written 1920-1) is one of the most celebrated works of twentieth century Russian literature. Set one thousand years in the future, it is a witty yet terrifying picture of a future society in which reason is all-conquering and mankind has been enslaved by a dictator called 'the benefactor'. This new study presents both a synthesis of existing criticism and a new reading of the novel. The first section deals with \"We\" in the context of the Russian Civil War, showing how Zamiatin's contemporaries interpreted it as a satire on life in Soviet Russia. The major trends in the diverse body of modern criticism are then surveyed. The longer second part of the study consists of a detailed reading of the novel based on close textual analysis of the forty 'entries' of its narrator's diary.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771655258455,"sku":"9781853993930","price":26.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781853993930.jpg?v=1758728648","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/zamiatin-we-9781853993930","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}