We

In Yevgeny Zamyatin's groundbreaking dystopian novel We (1920-21), set in a glass-walled society of the twenty-sixth century, individuality is crushed under the oppressive regime of the totalitarian OneState. Through the personal journal of Mathematician D-503, the story traces his transformation from blind obedience to awakening curiosity, as he grapples with human emotions and the concept of freedom. A stark critique of conformity that inspired works like Animal Farm and 1984, We remains a powerful testament to the struggle for individual freedom against authoritarian control. Zamyatin, a political dissident, faced severe consequences for his work, which was banned in Russia for decades.