Nineteen Eighty-Four
the annotated edition
$23.41
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2019
Summary
Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Definitive Annotated Edition
George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian future, where Big Brother controls its citizens, has become a touchstone for human freedom and one of the most widely-read books in the world.
In this new annotated edition, Orwell’s biographer, D. J. Taylor, elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire, explaining contemporary references in the novel and placing it in the context of Orwell’s life. Taylor elabora…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241416419 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241416418 |
| Author: | George Orwell, Thomas Pynchon |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 307g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 24mm |
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About The Author
George Orwell
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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