Boye, Karin
Kallocain
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241608302
- author:
- Boye, Karin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Science Fiction, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Kallocain is a dystopian novel written by Karin Boye, first published in 1944. In this Penguin Classic edition, Kallocain has been newly translated for the first time in over fifty years. A zealous middle-ranking scientist, Leo Kall, makes a groundbreaking discovery: a new drug that forces anyone who takes it to tell the truth. This revelation sparks a chain of events that challenges the very foundations of the totalitarian World State. As the story unfolds, questions arise about the reliability of those in power and the true intentions behind this powerful tool. Written during a time of great turmoil, Kallocain remains a thought-provoking exploration of the dangers of acquiescence and the importance of resistance. This Penguin Classic edition offers an authoritative text enhanced by notes and introduction from distinguished scholars.