Kallocain (Library of World Fiction)

by Gustaf Lannestock (Introduction), KarinBoye (Author), RichardB.Vowles (Introduction)

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Paperback
2002
$23.28

First published in Swedish in 1940, this novel envisioned a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of idealistic scientist Leo Kall, it depicts a totalitarian world state. Its central idea grew from the rumours of truth drugs that ensured the subservience of every citizen to the state.

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First published in Swedish in 1940, this novel envisioned a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of idealistic scientist Leo Kall, it depicts a totalitarian world state. Its central idea grew from the rumours of truth drugs that ensured the subservience of every citizen to the state.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 30 Apr 2002
ISBN 10: 0299038947
ISBN 13: 9780299038946