
WE
FOREWORD
RECORD ONE
RECORD TWO
RECORD THREE
RECORD FOUR
RECORD FIVE
RECORD SIX
RECORD SEVEN
RECORD EIGHT
In a gleaming, regimented future where every citizen is reduced to a number, a brilliant engineer works on the massive project that will cement the state’s control over the world. His life follows strict schedules, his thoughts are recorded in a communal diary, and the city’s glass walls reflect the endless march of the collective. Yet an unexpected encounter with a mysterious woman begins to stir feelings and doubts that the perfectly ordered society has never allowed.
As the protagonist grapples with the tension between his duty to the state and the growing yearning for personal freedom, the novel invites listeners to consider the cost of surrendering individuality to an all‑encompassing machine. The early chapters set up a stark, almost clinical world, while hinting at the fragile spark of rebellion that may yet challenge the relentless tide of conformity.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (354K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Andrew Sly, Mary Glenn Krause, University of Michigan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2020-04-27
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1884–1937
Best known for the groundbreaking dystopian novel We, this sharp, witty Russian writer helped shape the modern tradition of speculative fiction. His work mixed satire, politics, and philosophical questions in ways that still feel startlingly fresh.
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