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1984

1984

by George Orwell, Erich Fromm, Walter Cronkite
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Winston Smith is a low-rung member of the Party, the ruling government of Oceania. He works in the Ministry of Truth, the Party's propoganda arm, where he is in charge of revising history. He is but a small brick in the pyramid that is the Party, at the head of which stands Big Brother. Big Brother the infallible. Big Brother the all-powerful. In a totalitarian society, where individuality is suppressed and freedom of thought has its antithesis in the Thought Police, Winston finds respite in the company of Julia. Originality of thought awakens, love bloosoms and hope is rekindled. But what they don't know is that Big Brother is always watching...

Book Details

ISBN13 9780451519849
ISBN10 0451519841
Series/Work OL1168083W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Signet Classics
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Accessible book Adaptations Authoritarianism Authors and publishers Brainwashing British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author) British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author) Cautionary tales and verse censorship Ciencia-ficción Classic Literature CLASSICS Comic books, strips CONTEMPORARY FICTION Correspondence Correspondence.. cult of personality Distopías Drama Dystopian plays

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