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1984 (Signet Classics)
by George Orwell

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Publisher Comments:

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment, where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and Big Brother is watching...

Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984. The story of one man’s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory, 1984 is a prophetic, haunting tale.

More relevant than ever before, 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable — the destruction of truth, freedom, and individuality.

Review:

"1984 is a fantasy about disaffected journalists, novelists, poets, professors, and schoolmasters imposing an idealistic philosophy on the countries of the West — amalgamated into the superpower Oceania — which is no more than a notion of the nature of reality forged in an Oxford or Cambridge common room." Anthony Burgess

Review:

"The most solid, the most brilliant thing George Orwell has done." V. S. Pritchett

Synopsis:

Satire on the possible horrors of a totalitarian regime in England in 1984.

Synopsis:

George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision of Negative Utopia is timelier than ever-and its warnings more powerful.
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About the Author

George Orwell was the pen name of an Englishman named Eric Blair. He was born in Bengal in 1903, educated at Eton, and after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, returned to Europe to earn his living writing novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who wrote of his own times, a man of intense feelings and fierce hates. He hated totalitarianism, and served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. He was critical of communism but considered himself a Socialist. He hated intellectuals, although he was a literary critic. He hated cant and lying and cruelty in life and in literature. He died at forty-seven of a neglected lung ailment, leaving behind a substantial body of work, a growing reputation for greatness, and the conviction that modern man was inadequate to cope with the demands of his history.
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kcoraline, October 25, 2007 (view all comments by kcoraline)
This book is a must read for anyone that is interested in a future with a fatalistic approach. I loved it and was happily depressed at the end.
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Sado_Erotique, March 14, 2007 (view all comments by Sado_Erotique)
Written in 1948 and situated in 1984, this book is still up to date. George Orwell wrote a story that is not just exciting and thrilling, but also makes the reader think - about love, society, and the price of freedom.
This one will never be outdated - a true classic, warmly recommended to anyone.
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Kenny, November 30, 2006 (view all comments by Kenny)
Absolutly brilliant! George Orwell crafts one of the most dark, brilliant, and unique societys as towards what resembles the USSR. Recommended for everyone!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451524935
Author:
Orwell, George
Publisher:
Libri
Afterword:
Fromm, Erich
Afterword by:
Fromm, Erich
Author:
Orwell, George
Author:
Fromm, Erich
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
British and irish fiction (fictional works by
Subject:
Science fiction, English
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Totalitarianism
Subject:
Dystopias
Subject:
Dystopias in literature.
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Signet Classics Paperback
Series Volume:
no. 6
Publication Date:
July 1950
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
268
Dimensions:
7.60x4.19x.82 in. .42 lbs.
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