{"product_id":"the-utopia-of-us-an-anthology-inspired-by-yevgeny-zamyatins-we-paperback","title":"The Utopia of Us: An anthology inspired by Yevgeny Zamyatin's We - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTeika Marija Smits\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Utopia of Us\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eedited by Teika Marija Smits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year 2024 marks the centenary of the first publication of the hugely significant novel \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e by the Russian author Yevgeny Zamyatin. The direct inspiration for George Orwell's \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e also influenced many other novels, such as Ursula K. Le Guin's \u003cem\u003eThe Dispossessed\u003c\/em\u003e and Kurt Vonnegut's \u003cem\u003ePlayer Piano\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e ushered in a new genre - the future dystopia - and in doing so gave birth to the many dystopian novels and films which have found their way into our popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspired by Zamyatin's ground-breaking novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Utopia of Us\u003c\/em\u003e features stories by some of the most imaginative of today's writers of speculative fiction, including Aliya Whiteley, R.T. Ester, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Anne Charnock, Tim Major, Anna Orridge, Douglas Thompson, Nadya Mercik, Liam Hogan, Fiona Mossman, Ian Whates, Michael Teasdale, Ana Sun, Rayn Epremian, and Sofia Samatar. A timely and necessary celebration of \u003cem\u003eWe\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Utopia of Us\u003c\/em\u003e offers the reader stories of hope and despair, wonder and brutality. Most of all, \u003cem\u003eThe Utopia of Us\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to Russia's current war with Ukraine, royalties from the book will be donated to the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43345056268355,"sku":"9781915556455","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/4399\/2899\/files\/faee888066efe9c7ac52c421877de014.webp?v=1780762201","url":"https:\/\/store7994.com\/products\/the-utopia-of-us-an-anthology-inspired-by-yevgeny-zamyatins-we-paperback","provider":"STORE 7994","version":"1.0","type":"link"}