Book
Adult book discussion kit #177 Nineteen eighty-four
Record details
- ISBN: 9780451524935 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0451524934
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Physical Description:
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kit
1 book (11 copies) - Publisher: New York : Signet, 1977.
Electronic resources
- Baker & Taylor
Portrays a terrifying vision of life in the future when a totalitarian government, considered a "Negative Utopia," watches over all citizens and directs all activities, becoming more powerful as time goes by. Reissue. - Baker & Taylor
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities. - Penguin Putnam
Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwellâs chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...
This 75th Anniversary Edition includes:
â¢Â A New Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Take My Hand, winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkâFiction
⢠A New Afterword by Sandra Newman, author of Julia: A Retelling of George Orwellâs 1984
âThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.â
Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston canât escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...
A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novelâs hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitionsâa power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
⢠Nominated as one of Americaâs best-loved novels by PBSâs The Great American Read ⢠- Random House, Inc.
Written 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwellâs chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...
⢠Nominated as one of Americaâs best-loved novels by PBSâs The Great American Read â¢
âThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.â
Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston canât escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...
A startling and haunting vision of the world, 1984 is so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the influence of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitionsâa legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time.