1984

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Paperback, 317 pages

English language

Published Jan. 16, 2016 by Arcturus.

ISBN:
978-1-78599-631-3
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Arguably the 20th-century•s most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance.

Set in Oceania, the ultimate totalitarian state, it describes a society tyrannized by a ruling party led by Big Brother. In the furtherance of eradicating all expressions of individuality, people's lives are constantly monitored. Telescreens are everywhere, helicopters hover around buildings, spying through windows, and the Thought Police are constantly on alert.

Despite the threat of severe punishment, Outer Party Member Winston Smith takes a break from his job rewriting history. At home, in the one corner of his apartment that is hidden from the telescreen, he sits down to write a diary.

The cultural impact of George Orwell's masterpiece continues to resonate to this day.

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reviewed 1984: George Orwell by George Orwell

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Si bien Orwell al ser social demócrata tenía sus opiniones tanto acerca del comunismo y del fascismo, unas más fuertes que otras, retrata lo vivido y que se puede vivir bajo el totalitarismo ya que este se puede dar en diferentes contextos y en diferentes gobiernos, llevando a tomar consciencia de que la realidad obtenida bajo el liberalismo se puede quebrar al darle paso a discursos totalitarios sin analizar antes lo que con lleva en sí