Yevgeny Zamyatin's We
Written about 100 years ago, We, by Yevgeny Zamyatin, is often considered the first dystopian novel. I’d read We back in college, although I have to admit I didn’t remember more than the characters have number-names, the use of √-1 to mean confusing emotions, and the basic beats of the plot. In the glorious future of the One State, everyone is at their mathematical best, at all times. The numbers…






