Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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Penguin
02 March 2021

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics

Orwell's masterwork in a stunning Clothbound Classics edition for the first time

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, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker, Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.

By: George Orwell
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 206mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 485g
ISBN: 9780241453513
ISBN 10: 0241453518
Series: Penguin Clothbound Classics
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 02 March 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.