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1984 : The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey
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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey
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. . .
First published in 1949, 1984 is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.
'Right up there among my favourite books . . . I read it again and again' Margaret Atwood
'More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of' Jo Brand
COMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK ANIMAL FARM AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
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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. . .
First published in 1949, 1984 is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.
'Right up there among my favourite books . . . I read it again and again' Margaret Atwood
'More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of' Jo Brand
COMPLETE THE TRIO WITH SHEPARD FAIREY'S NEW-LOOK ANIMAL FARM AND DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON.
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Product details
- Paperback | 336 pages
- 111 x 181 x 20mm | 184g
- 01 Oct 2008
- Penguin Books Ltd
- London, United Kingdom
- English
- Repr.
- 9780141036144
- 144
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Nineteen Eighty Four, by George Orwell - Akasha Classics, AkashaPublishing.Com - It was a bright...
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His final masterpiece. Enthralling and indispensible for understanding modern history * Timothy Garton Ash * Right up there among my favourite books ... I read it again and again * Margaret Atwood * More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of * Jo Brand * One of the most shocking novels of the twentieth century * Margaret Drabble * The book of the twentieth century * Ben Pimlott *
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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 Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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Our customer reviews
my absolute favorite book of all times! it's a fantastic read that will seem as SF as it does real.show more
by Laura
This book is amazing. George Orwell being an ex member of the Fabian Society, writes a book that seems to predict the world we live in today. This book is amazing and those sceptical of "classics" need not avoid this one. It is an amazing story and a warning at the same time! Fantastic and very fitting for today's world.show more
by Cel. E
If your think our leaders mislead and lie to us today. Thank god we don't live on airstrip one, eurasia, eastasia, or oceania. Orwell's vision of the world is truly scary. With doublspeak telling us that 2+2=5 and telescreens watching every move we make and thought we dare to think. Where children grass on their fathers. Where history is told according to big brother. Amongst all this is winston smith a fortysomething haggard and sickly hero. GREAT READ, A MUST.show more
by charlie lee
