A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most
acclaimed writers Written midway between Brave New World and
Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the terrible events of the Second World
War were unfolding, Kallocain depicts a totalitarian 'World State'
which seeks to crush the individual entirely. In this desolate,
paranoid landscape of 'police eyes' and 'police ears', the obedient
citizen and middle-ranking scientist Leo Kall discovers a drug that
will force anyone who takes it to tell the truth. But can private
thought really be obliterated? Karin Boye's chilling novel of
creeping alienation shows the dangers of acquiescence and the power
of resistance, no matter how futile. Translated with an
introduction by David McDuff
General
| Imprint: |
Penguin Classics
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| Authors: |
Karin Boye
|
| Translators: |
David McDuff
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
192 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-60830-2 |
| Subtitles: |
Swedish
|
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-241-60830-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780241608302 |
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