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Underappreciated Literature: Yevgeny Zamyatin

Friday, August 18, 2006

In 1921, before the term “science fiction” was invented, Yevgeny Zamyatin wrote a novel set far in the future. The book, We, is a groundbreaking piece of dystopian literature. On today’s edition of our summer Underappreciated Literature series, translator Natasha Randall explains the book’s importance.

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Comments

  • [1] Kaye from NYC November 21, 2007 - 12:03PM

    No mention of Ayn Rand's Anthem???!


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