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Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell
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Description for Nineteen Eighty-Four
Paperback. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 115 x 22. Weight in Grams: 218.
One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'
'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141393049
SKU
9780141393049
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About George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of ... Read more
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