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We

by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin

First published
1924
Reading level
Easy
Price
Free

About the book

"We" by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin is a dystopian novel written in 1920–1921. In a future totalitarian state built of glass, citizens live by strict schedules and are known only by numbers. D-503, a spacecraft engineer, begins keeping a journal but becomes entangled with the rebellious I-330, who introduces him to an underground resistance. As he's drawn into a plot against the oppressive One State, D-503 must choose between conformity and freedom, reason and emotion.

  • Science fiction
  • Dystopias
  • Russian fiction
  • Totalitarianism

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #61963. We on Wikipedia.