# We the Living

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- Authors: [Ayn Rand](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Genres: Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction in translation

## Description

Depicting the daily struggle of the individual against a tyrannical dictatorship, We the Living shows the terrible impact of a revolution on three people who demand the right to live their own lives and pursue their happiness. Kira, determined to maintain her independence and courageous in the face of starvation and poverty; Leo, upper class and paralysed by state repression; and Andrei, an idealistic communist and officer in the secret police who nonetheless wants to help his friends.

## Editions

### We the Living

- Publisher: NAL
- ISBN: 978-04-5123-326-4
- Pages: 464
- Published: 2011-06-28
- Language: en_US

### We the Living

- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4119-388-5
- Pages: 464
- Published: 2010-07-01
- Language: en_GB

## This book in other languages

- [Εμείς οι ζωντανοί](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/el/emeis-oi-zontanoi) (el_GR)
- [Los que vivimos](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/es/los-que-vivimos) (es_CO)
- [Nós que vivemos](https://www.bookquiver.com/ayn-rand/pt/nos-que-vivemos) (pt_BR)
- [Ми, живі](https://www.bookquiver.com/ain-rend/uk/my-zhyvi) (uk_UA)