This classic Swedish novel envisioned a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of idealistic scientist Leo Kall, Kallocain's depiction of a totalitarian world state is a montage of what novelist Karin Boye had seen or sensed in 1930s Russia and Germany. Its central idea grew from the rumors of truth drugs that ensured the subservience of every citizen to the state.
| ISBN: | 9780299038946 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2002 |
| Author: | Karin Boye |
| Publisher: | The University of Wisconsin Press an imprint of University of Wisconsin Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 193 pages |
| Series: | Library of World Fiction |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
This classic Swedish novel envisioned a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of idealistic scientist Leo Kall, Kallocain's depiction of a totalitarian world state is a montage of what novelist Karin Boye had seen or sensed in 1930s Russia and Germany.
Kallocain features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Kallocain was written by Karin Boye and published by The University of Wisconsin Press an imprint of University of Wisconsin Press
Kallocain has 193 pages
Yes it is part of Library of World Fiction series