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Behold, Orwell's magnum opus, now adorned in the exquisite Penguin Clothbound Classics series, featuring a cover crafted by the talented Coralie Bickford-Smith. This literary titan, recognised by the BBC as one of the '100 Novels that Shaped the World', presents a chilling axiom: 'He who governs the past commands the future: he who governs the present commands the past'.
Deep within the labyrinthine Ministry of Truth, we encounter Winston Smith, a skilled manipulator of historical records, dutifully reshaping the past to align with the Party's agenda. Yet beneath his compliant exterior, Winston harbours a rebellious spirit, chafing against the oppressive totalitarian regime that demands unwavering loyalty and maintains constant surveillance through omnipresent telescreens and the enigmatic figurehead, Big Brother.
In his quest for veracity and autonomy, Winston embarks on a clandestine romance with his colleague, Julia. However, he soon uncovers the grim reality that the price of liberty is betrayal.
Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell's dystopian tour de force, stands as arguably the most influential literary work of the twentieth century, its tendrils of thought permeating deeply into our collective consciousness.
Book ISBN: | 9780241453513 |
Book Author: | George Orwell |
Book Format: | Hardback |
Book Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
Book Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Book Dimensions: | 138 x 206 x 35 cm |
Book Publication Date: | 2021-07-01 |
Book Pagination: | 368 pages |
Book Weight: | 486g |
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