Nineteen Eighty-Four Hardback - 1992
by George Orwell
About this book
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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Readers widely regard George Orwell’s 1984 as a foundational and frighteningly relevant dystopia. They praise its rigorous world-building, the invention of Newspeak, and its searing critique of surveillance, propaganda, and authoritarian power, noting how strongly it resonates with contemporary politics. Many found the experience bleak, unsettling, and intellectually bracing, with the Winston–Julia thread adding human stakes. Common reservations cite dry, essayistic passages—especially the Goldstein treatise—and relatively thin characterization, yet most conclude it’s a demanding but essential read.
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The first US edition was printed by Harcourt, Brace and Company in 1949, only five days after the U.K. Edition. The UK edition first printing ran 26,575 copies, the US edition approximately 20,000. The book was an instant best seller in both Great Britain and the United States.
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- Title Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author George Orwell
- Binding Hardback
- Edition Hardback
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Everyman, London
- Publication date October 29, 1992
- ISBN 9781857151343 / 1857151348
- Reading level 900
- Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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