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Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell


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'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' This is the opening sentence of the most influential novel of the twentieth century, in English or in any of the sixty or more other languages which boast a translation.

Nineteen Eighty-Four Summary

Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' This is the opening sentence of the most influential novel of the twentieth century, in English or in any of the sixty or more other languages which boast a translation. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been described as chilling, absorbing, satirical, momentous, prophetic and terrifying. It is all these things, and more. Not only does the novel have a ferocious impact, it has also made an irreplaceable contribution to the language - Newspeak, Thought Police, Unperson and Doublethink are just a few of the concepts it introduced. Nineteen Eighty-Four proved to be Orwell's last book - the physical effort of typing up the final draft leading to his eventual collapse from the TB that had dogged his later years. He lived long enough to see it become an immediate bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. This edition, with an introduction by the distinguished novelist Robert Harris, marked the sixtieth anniversary of this great work's publication.

Nineteen Eighty-Four Reviews

The book of the twentieth century...haunts us with an ever-darker relevance * Independent *
His final masterpiece... Enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history * New York Review of Books *

About George Orwell

George Orwell (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of non-fiction and fiction.

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GOR001844724
9781846553288
1846553288
Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Vintage Publishing
20090702
336
N/A
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