Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four
text, sources, criticism
by Irving Howe and George Orwell
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Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written. --Amazon.com.
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Orwell's Nineteen eighty-four: text, sources, criticism
1982, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Paperback
in English
- 2nd ed.
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Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: Text, Sources, Criticism
1963, Harcourt, Brace & World
Hardcover
in English
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Rev. ed. of: Nineteen eighty-four. c1963.
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