Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis
"Thought Police." "Big Brother." "Orwellian." These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, em1984/em. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory, em1984/em is a prophetic, haunting tale. br /br / More relevant than ever before, em1984/em exposes the worst crimes imaginable-the destruction of truth, freedom, and individuality. br / With a new forward by Thomas Pynchon.
Amazon.com Review
Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, iNineteen Eighty-Four/i 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 and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life--the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language--and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.
