Published in 1949, in the aftermath of the Second World War, 1984 plunges Great Britain into the grip of a totalitarian regime inspired by both Stalinism and Nazism.
Published in 1949, in the aftermath of the Second World War, 1984 plunges Great Britain into the grip of a totalitarian regime inspired by both Stalinism and Nazism.
An essential dystopia in contemporary literature, the novel imposed the figure of Big Brother, later taken up and hijacked in films, television, comics and music.
The Modern Library ranked 1984 thirteenth among the hundred best English-language novels of the 20th century. Along with Animal Farm. A Fairy Story, it is George Orwell’s best-known book.
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