On: '1984' at Seventy: Why We Still Read Orwell

[iliaznk]

I like the "prototype" book, the one that inspired Orwell to write his 1984, much better. It's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_(novel) I read it in Russian though, and the language of the book is just like poem! Love it. I also find it superior in terms of plot and characters, and it's so much more atmospheric and real to me.

[danharaj → iliaznk]

One of the most important books I read in college. I don't remember which translation to English I read but it was good.

[e12e → danharaj]

English copy in the public domain in certain jurisdictions:

https://wikilivres.org/wiki/We

https://mises.org/library/we

In Russian:

http://az.lib.ru/z/zamjatin_e_i/text_0050.shtml

[ajxs → iliaznk]

I read 'We' quite some time ago and greatly enjoyed it. Unfortunately I don't recall the translation I read being particularly poetic, which is a shame. But it was still an amazing read that I would recommend.

[MichaelMoser123 → iliaznk]

I guess that Orwell is more understandable to people who did not live under an authoritarian dictatorship. Just a guess.