num_pages: 193
description: Leo Kall invents a powerful truth serum which enables a totalitarian government absolute control over its citizens, but eventually has second thoughts about the serum and attempts to flee
language: Swedish
title: Kallocain
titlecomplete: Kallocain
characters: Leo Kall
genres: 20th Century, Dystopia, Swedish Literature, Scandinavian Literature, Science Fiction, Novels, School, Sweden, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 11341
awards: awardedAt: 1451635200000
name: Retro Hugo Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Fromm International Publishing (NY)