Nineteen Eighty-Four
The Annotated Edition
$38.60
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
2 July 2021
Summary
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker, Julia, but soon discovers the true pric…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241436493 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241436494 |
| Author: | George Orwell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 2 July 2021 |
| Weight: | 1.13kg |
| Dimensions: | 275mm x 205mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Fido Nesti has done a grand job of depicting Orwell’s dystopian nightmare … The writer himself, you like to think, would have been most proud of this new graphic interpretation
Fido Nesti has done a grand job of depicting Orwell’s dystopian nightmare … The writer himself, you like to think, would have been most proud of this new graphic interpretation * Buzz Magazine *
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About The Author
George Orwell
George Orwell (Author)
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.
Fido Nesti (Illustrator)
Fido Nesti was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1971. A self-taught artist, he has worked in illustration and comics for over twenty-five years. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and Americas Quarterly, among many other publications.
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