Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The classic dystopian novel from Sweden, written at the midpoint between Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-FourLeo Kall is a zealous, middle-ranking scientist in the totalitarian World State who has just made a thrilling discovery- a new drug, Kallocain, that will force anyone who takes it to tell the truth. At last, criminality will be dragged out into the open and private thought can finally be outlawed. But can the World State be trusted with Kallocain? For that matter - can Kall himself be trusted?Written as the terrible events of the Second World War were unfolding, Karin Boye's classic dystopian novel speaks more clearly than ever of the dangers of acquiescence, and the power of resistance, no matter how futile. Leo Kall is a zealous middle-ranking scientist in the totalitarian World State who has just made a thrilling discovery: a new drug, Kallocain, that will force anyone who takes it to tell the truth. At last, criminality will be dragged out into the open and private thought can finally be outlawed. But can the World State be trusted with Kallocain? For that matter, can Kall himself be trusted? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780241608302

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Karin Boye

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2023

ISBN 10: 0241608309 ISBN 13: 9780241608302

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Karin Boye

Published by Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, London, 2023

ISBN 10: 0241608309 ISBN 13: 9780241608302

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A pioneering work of dystopian fiction from one of Sweden's most acclaimed writers Written midway between Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four, as the terrible events of the Second World War were unfolding, Kallocain depicts a totalitarian 'World State' which seeks to crush the individual entirely. In this desolate, paranoid landscape of 'police eyes' and 'police ears', the obedient citizen and middle-ranking scientist Leo Kall discovers a drug that will force anyone who takes it to tell the truth. But can private thought really be obliterated? Karin Boye's chilling novel of creeping alienation shows the dangers of acquiescence and the power of resistance, no matter how futile. Translated with an introduction by David McDuff. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR013528889

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Boye, Karin

Published by Penguin Classics, 2023

ISBN 10: 0241608309 ISBN 13: 9780241608302

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