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1984:

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New American Library, 1983 - Fiction - 268 pages
For use in schools and libraries only. Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "negative utopia" in its representation of an imaginary world that is completely convincing.

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The ending, that's what I liked the best. - weRead
One of the greatest works of political writing ever. - weRead
... and what an ending! - weRead

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User Review  - Kat Lowe - Goodreads

Having read friend reviews, I expected this to be a grimfest. And it was. But the grimness is not what I had trouble with. It was that I didn't find the story sufficiently believable. Don't get me ... Read full review

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User Review  - AMJ27 - Walmart

What - Winston Smith a 40 year old man Where - Oceania located somewhere in the Pacific Ocean When - 1984 the same year Terminator 1 and Supergirl came out How - staying alive in a Totalitarian government Read full review

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Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
26
Section 3
98
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About the author (1983)

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950)?was born in India and served with the Imperial Police in Burma before joining the Republican Army in the Spanish Civil War. Orwell was the author of six novels?as well as numerous essays and nonfiction works.

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