by George Orwell · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9781846553288
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«1984» is George Orwell's dystopian novel in paperback (336 pages, in English).
The story begins on a cold April morning, when the clocks strike thirteen, and describes a dystopian society under a regime that controls information and monitors dissent. The work has been described as chilling, satirical, prophetic and terrifying, and has given the language concepts such as Newspeak, Thought Police, Unperson and Doublethink.
2009 edition with an introduction by Robert Harris; commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the original publication, which appeared in 1948.
For readers of classics, science fiction and dystopias; also used as school reading.
Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.
