{"product_id":"9781847498571","title":"1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: George Orwell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Classic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e January 2021 by Alma Books Ltd (Alma Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of the 'Alma Classics Evergreens' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages \u003cbr\u003e128mm x 197mm x 28mm | 266g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/StarEmpty.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRavaged\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby years of war and civil conflict, Britain has changed its name to Airstrip\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne and become part of Oceania – one of the three totalitarian blocks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edominating the world – ruled by a mysterious leader called Big Brother who\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekeeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erepression. In a society where the individual is suppressed and turned into\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean “unperson” for not conforming, and where not only personal thought, but\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealso historical record and language itself are constantly being manipulated\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby the ruling regime, Ministry of Truth worker Winston Smith tries to make\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esense of the rebellious thoughts and passions that are stirring inside him,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand finds himself impotent against the inexorable machine that surrounds him and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethreatens to crush him at any time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epost-war work of fiction – which enriched the English language with words\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esuch as “Newspeak”, “doublethink” and “thoughtcrime” – Nineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis a riveting read and a groundbreaking exploration of mass surveillance,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecensorship and mind control, which has a deep resonance with the world we\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elive in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55448420876663,"sku":"9781847498571","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781847498571.jpg?v=1752583434","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781847498571","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}