Though there are hints of an enemy from outside, we learn little of this enemy till later into the book, though the propaganda machine has clearly suggested that the enemy may well have evolved from a different and inferior breed of ape. Everyone is expected to give up his/her free time to”voluntary” work such as military or police work. Everyone is entitled to the same living space, regardless of rank – one room for singles, two rooms for married couples. Every individual is subordinate to the state. The story is set in a 1984-like country called Worldstate. For what it’s worth, I preferred this book to 1984. Rather, they may both have had a common influence – Zamyatin‘s We. As this book was published eight years before 1984 and did not appear in English till eighteen years after the publication of 1984, it is unlikely that Boye or Orwell stole from one another. Home » Sweden » Karin Boye » Kallocain (Kallocain) Karin Boye: Kallocain (Kallocain)Īnyone reading this book will be immediately reminded of 1984.
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