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Kallocain

by Karin Boye
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Description

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.

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Details

First published
1940
Pages
205
Reading time
About 4 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Adult
Publisher
Trut Publishing
Language
Swedish
ISBN
9789188275059
Series
Standalone

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