Published: 17 September 2019
ISBN: 9780241416419
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
RRP: $19.99

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

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New to Penguin Black Classics for the 70th anniversary of Orwell's great masterpiece

'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'

Hidden away in the Records 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 price of freedom is betrayal.

Published: 17 September 2019
ISBN: 9780241416419
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Format: Paperback
Pages: 400
RRP: $19.99

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Film, TV & radio

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George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.