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Nineteen eighty-four

George Orwell, (1903-1950,)

Peter Davison, (1926-2022,), Thomas Pynchon

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One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's dystopian tale "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent -even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101 ... "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regular appear in popular culture, such as 'Big Brother', 'thoughtcrime', 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'.

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Title Statement Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell ; with an introduction by Thomas Pynchon and a note on the text by Peter Davison.
Alternative Title(s) 1984
Series Penguin classics
Author Orwell, George, 1903-1950
Additional Contributors Davison, Peter,1926-2022
Pynchon, Thomas
Publication London: Penguin Books,2019.©1949
Extent of Item xxx, 355 pages ;
ISBN 9780241416419 (trade paperback)
Other Number pr05313253
General Notes Originally published: London : Secker & Warburg, 1949.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary One of Britain's most popular novels, George Orwell's dystopian tale "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is set in a society terrorised by a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent -even in the mind. For those with original thoughts they invented Room 101 ... "Nineteen Eighty-Four" is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. The novel also coined many new words and phrases which regular appear in popular culture, such as 'Big Brother', 'thoughtcrime', 'doublethink' and 'Newspeak'.
Subjects & Genres
By Topic Conspiracy--Fiction
Control (Psychology)--Fiction
Dystopias--Fiction
Liberty--Fiction
Totalitarianism--Fiction
By Location London (England)--Fiction
By Genre Dystopian fiction
Political fiction
Satirical fiction
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