Yevgeny Zamyatin

Born in 1884
  • Yevgeny Ivanovich Zamyatin was a Russian writer born in 1884.

  • He studied naval engineering and joined the Bolshevik Party as a student.

  • Zamyatin's most famous work, the anti-utopian novel We, was published in 1924 and influenced later dystopian literature.

  • The book was banned in the Soviet Union for its critique of totalitarianism.

  • Zamyatin faced political persecution and eventually emigrated to Paris in 1931, where he lived until his death.

  • He wrote in various genres, including novels, plays, and essays.

  • Zamyatin's work was not fully recognized in his homeland until his rehabilitation in 1988, decades after his death.

Books by Yevgeny Zamyatin