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1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English Language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's story of Winston Smith's fight against the all-pervading party has become a classic, not the least because of its intellectual coherence.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #20241 in Books
- Published on: 1998-09-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
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The last word in adolescent male fantasy - a tormented individual alone against the world, clandestine sexual encounters, deadly peril around every corner; no wonder that Orwell's dystopian masterpiece continues to be read widely, long after its sell-by date. (Kirkus UK)
About the Author
George Orwell, real name Eric Blair, was born in 1903 in Bengal. He served with the Indian Imperial Police, and later came to Europe, doing a series of ill-paid jobs which led to his writing DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON. He fought in the SpanishCivil War for the Republicans, but in later years became disillusioned with the aims of Communism, which led to the writing of his two most famous political satires, ANIMAL FARM and NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR, which were immensely popular. He died in 1950.
