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1984
George Orwell
Science Fiction
1984
George Orwell
Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, 1984 is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world.
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3David Okonkwo
2024-05-11
More relevant today than ever. Orwell saw the surveillance state coming decades before smartphones existed. Chilling.
Lisa Park
2024-02-14
The love story between Winston and Julia is unexpectedly tender amid the bleakness. The ending destroyed me.
Tom Brennan
2023-12-03
'Who controls the past controls the future.' A line that should be tattooed on every journalist's arm.