Nineteen Eighty-Four

Orwell, George

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Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police – the vocabulary of George Orwell’s classic political satire, ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’, has passed into the English language, symbolising the horrors of totalitarianism.

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Publish Date: 05/11/2015

Description

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU . . .

1984 is the year in which it happens. The world is divided into three superstates. In Oceania, the Party’s power is absolute. Every action, word, gesture and thought is monitored under the watchful eye of Big Brother and the Thought Police. In the Ministry of Truth, the Party’s department for propaganda, Winston Smith’s job is to edit the past. Over time, the impulse to escape the machine and live independently takes hold of him and he embarks on a secret and forbidden love affair. As he writes the words ‘DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER’, his personal rebellion begins . . .

Additional information

Weight 247 g
Dimensions 148 × 127 × 22 mm
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Cover

Hardback

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Language

English

Edition

Unabridged edition

Dewey

823.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K