by Karin Boye · Moutons électriques · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782361838355
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«Kallocaïne» is Karin Boye's dystopian novel, published by Moutons électriques in paperback (256 pages, in French).
In a totalitarian state that suppresses individuality, scientist Leo Kall invents Kallocaïne, a drug that forces people to confess their most intimate thoughts. His testimony shows how surveillance and fear corrupt human relationships and lead him to doubt the regime.
This novel was originally published in Sweden in 1940. This 2023 French edition includes the complete translation by Léo Dhayer and is often cited among the major dystopias of the 20th century.
It is aimed at readers of science fiction and dystopias interested in 20th-century European classics.
