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I like the "prototype" book, the one that inspired Orwell to write his 1984, much better. It's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org
by iliaznk 7y ago
I like the "prototype" book, the one that inspired Orwell to write his 1984, much better. It's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel) I read it in Russian though, and the language of the book is just like poem! Love it. I also find it superior in terms of plot and characters, and it's so much more atmospheric and real to me.
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- danharaj 7y agoOne of the most important books I read in college. I don't remember which translation to English I read but it was good.
- e12e 7y agoEnglish copy in the public domain in certain jurisdictions: https://wikilivres.org/wiki/We https://wikilivres.org/wiki/We https://mises.org/library/we https://mises.org/library/we In Russian: http://az.lib.ru/z/zamjatin_e_i/text_0050.shtml http://az.lib.ru/z/zamjatin_e_i/text_0050.shtml
- ajxs 7y agoI read 'We' quite some time ago and greatly enjoyed it. Unfortunately I don't recall the translation I read being particularly poetic, which is a shame. But it was still an amazing read that I would recommend.
- MichaelMoser123 7y agoI guess that Orwell is more understandable to people who did not live under an authoritarian dictatorship. Just a guess.