1984 / Nineteen Eighty-Four [Signet Classic #CT311 ] (the classic Futuristic Dystopian Science Fiction Masterpiece of Negative Utopia) ,Big Brother, Newspeak, Doublethink, the Thought Police, Cold War, Thoughtcrime and Room 101
by ORWELL, George (Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair -1903-1950),
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Fair to Good, Reading Copy
- Seller
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Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
New York, NY, USA: Signet Classic - NAL / New American Library Signet Classic #CT311; with Afterword by Erich Fromm;; 267 pages; The Author's classic Futuristic Dystopian Science Fiction Masterpiece of Negative Utopia; One of the Most important & Chilling Novlels of the 20th Century; Big Brother, Newspeak, Doublethink, the Thought Police, Thoughtcrime, Cold War and Room 101 are now Iconic Symbols.; *** Recent Terrifying revalations of the NSA Surveillance Spying Program Monitoring Your Internet, Social Networks & other Activities & the Wide-Reaching Powers of Secrative Goverment agencies, have drawn many to compare Current Events to this amazing Classic Book, thus it is back on many Best-seller Lists; **** Who controls the past Controls the Future: - World is Divided in 3 Great Powers; Oceania, Eurasia & Eastasia; Who Controls the Present Controls the Past; Story of Winston Smith at Ministry of Truth & his rebellion against the PARTY in this Totalitarian World. Since Publication, sited in countless referances in all forms of Media. . >>> First published in Hardcover in 1949; *** Over 15 Different Cover Image VARIANTS in English Language Mass Market Paperback Formats exist, the Cover on this Edition Depicts;Green border with Authors name in bold blue type, & title 1984 in purple & orange. with WHITE Background to this cover; >> This is a reading copy! Ex-Library with usual library markings. Cover creasing, spine wear & creasing.Pen on front cover.& interior front cover.. 45TH PRINTING.. Soft Cover. Fair to Good, Reading Copy. Illus. by Painted Cover Art. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Mass Market Paperback.
Synopsis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. Originally published on June 8, 1949 by Secker and Warburg in the United Kingdom, the book follows the main character, Winston Smith, through his disillusionment with totalitarianism and a doomed struggle of resistance. George Orwell is a pen-name, Orwell's real name was Eric Blair. -
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- 1984 / Nineteen Eighty-Four [Signet Classic #CT311 ] (the classic Futuristic Dystopian Science Fiction Masterpiece of Negative Utopia) ,Big Brother, Newspeak, Doublethink, the Thought Police, Cold War, Thoughtcrime and Room 101
- Author
- ORWELL, George (Pseudonym of Eric Arthur Blair -1903-1950),
- Illustrator
- Painted Cover Art
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair to Good, Reading Copy
- Edition
- 45TH PRINTING.
- Publisher
- Signet Classic - NAL / New American Library
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, USA
- Keywords
- The Author's classic Futuristic Dystopian Science Fiction Masterpiece; , One of the Most important & Chilling Novlels of the 20th Century; ,Big Brother, Newspeak and Room 101 are now Iconic Symbols.; Who controls the past Controls the Future: - Wo
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- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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