George Orwellâ‚¬s 1984 takes on new life with extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity. â‚¬Å“Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is

1984

<DIV>George Orwellâ‚¬s 1984 takes on new life with extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity. â‚¬Å“Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New Yorker Â In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Lionel Trilling said of Orwellâ‚¬s masterpiece, â‚¬Å“1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present.â‚¬Â Though the year 1984 now exists in the past, Orwellâ‚¬s novel remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power.</DIV>
Country USA
Manufacturer Mariner Books Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2017-04-04
UnitCount 1
Format Kindle eBook

1984