An edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)

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An edition of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)

1984

80th printing

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  • ★★★★ 4.3 (326 ratings) ·
  • 5,205 Want to read
  • 354 Currently reading
  • 684 Have read

The year 1984 is finally upon us, and George Orewll's prophetic, nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "Negative Utopia" -- a startlingly original and powerful novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing, from the first sentence to the last four words.
--back cover

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Publisher
New American Library
Language
English
Pages
268

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England, London, Londres (Inglaterra), Airstrip One, Oceania, Eastasia, Ministry of Truth, Ministry of Love, Ministry of Plenty, Ministry of Peace, Room 101, Eurasia, Records Department, Great Britain, London (England), United States

Times

20th century, 1984

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Edition Notes

"Revised and updated bibliography."

" ... an authorized reprint of a hardcover edition published by Jarcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268).
Signet classic -- CE 2123

Published in
New York, USA
Other Titles
Nineteen eighty-four.
Copyright Date
1984

Classifications

Library of Congress
PR6029.R8 N49 1981

The Physical Object

Format
Mass Market Paperback
Pagination
268 p. ;
Number of pages
268

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24382006M
ISBN 10
0451521234
ISBN 13
9780451521231
OCLC/WorldCat
30301247, 827735803
Goodreads
46032274

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1168083W

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Work Description

Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated.


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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: Text, Sources, Criticism

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It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.
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