Science Fiction· United Kingdom
1984
by George OrwellAggregate Editorial Score55/100
TIME 100 Best NovelsBBC Big Read
Published 1949318 pagesEnglish
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Published in 1949, 1984 established George Orwell as one of the defining voices in science fiction. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth rewriting history in a totalitarian superstate where Big Brother watches everyone. Orwell's terrifying vision of surveillance, doublethink, and the destruction of language has given the world some of its most enduring political metaphors and remains essential reading on power and resistance. Themes of totalitarianism, surveillance, language run through the work. The book has received recognition from TIME 100 Best Novels 1949 and BBC Big Read 1949.
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🚀 Science Fiction
Speculative fiction exploring technology, space, the future, and society.
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