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George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell - Author
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Book: Paperback | 129 x 198mm | 384 pages | ISBN 9780141187358 | 05 Jun 2003 | Penguin Classic
Nineteen Eighty-Four

'The book of the twentieth century ... haunts us with an ever-darker relevance'
Ben Pimlott, Independent

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers a nightmare world where love is hate, war is peace and the true price of freedom is betrayal.


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