Author: George OrwellModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Classic fiction (pre c 1945)Published on 7th January 2021 by Alma Books Ltd (Alma Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the 'Alma Classics Evergreens' series.Paperback / softback | 288 pages 128mm x 197mm x 28mm | 266g Ravagedby years of war and civil conflict, Britain has changed its name to AirstripOne and become part of Oceania – one of the three totalitarian blocksdominating the world – ruled by a mysterious leader called Big Brother whokeeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal policerepression. In a society where the individual is suppressed and turned intoan “unperson” for not conforming, and where not only personal thought, butalso historical record and language itself are constantly being manipulatedby the ruling regime, Ministry of Truth worker Winston Smith tries to makesense of the rebellious thoughts and passions that are stirring inside him,and finds himself impotent against the inexorable machine that surrounds him andthreatens to crush him at any time. Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influentialpost-war work of fiction – which enriched the English language with wordssuch as “Newspeak”, “doublethink” and “thoughtcrime” – Nineteen Eighty-Fouris a riveting read and a groundbreaking exploration of mass surveillance,censorship and mind control, which has a deep resonance with the world welive in.
