1984: A Novel

George Orwell

Signet Classic, 1977 - Fiction - 268 pages

Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...

"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."

Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...

A startling and haunting vision of the world, 1984 is so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the influence of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions--a legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time.

What people are saying

Required reading especially now

User Review  - lynnenyc - Overstock.com

One of Orwells finest works he predicted many years ago in his Scifi classic that Big Brother would be watching us all. 1984 used to be required reading in school. I highly recommend this book especially now to everyone!!

Review: 1984

User Review  - Brittany M - Goodreads

Alrighty, I am going to be completely honest at the beginning I completely hated this book. I thought it was extremely boring and very hard to get into. I still stand by that, but even with this book ...

About the author

George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal and educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic Animal Farm, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, Burmese Days, two firsthand studies of poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, 1984.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 1984: A Novel; Classics on cassette with book; Crowley ISD Novel List 9; Novel Conversation; Signet classics
• Author: George Orwell
• Edition: reprint, reissue, revised
• Publisher: Signet Classic, 1977
• ISBN: 0451524934, 9780451524935
• Length: 268 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Science Fiction / General