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Nineteen Eighty-Four
The novel that gave the world Big Brother, doublethink, and Room 101. It permanently changed how we talk about power, surveillance, and truth.
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The Story
George Orwell's 1949 masterpiece follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking Party member in Airstrip One who secretly harbours doubts about the totalitarian regime of Oceania and its all-seeing figurehead, Big Brother. He begins a forbidden love affair and dares to rebel. A decision the Party has been waiting for. Published by Secker and Warburg. 328 pages. English. ISBN 978-0-451-52493-5.


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Reading 1984
2 Unsettled
4 Dangerous
4 Paranoid
5 Electric
4 Tender
5 Unforgettable

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If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.


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Orwell wrote this while dying of tuberculosis on a remote Scottish island. He finished in 1948 and flipped the last two digits for the title. He died seven months after publication.
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The book gave the English language Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, and Newspeak. Over 30 million copies sold. Sales spike every time authoritarianism makes the news.


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