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Nineteen Eighty-Four

- Penguin Modern Classics

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''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.'' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal. The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers'' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780141989952
  • Binding:
  • CD-Audio
  • Published:
  • March 3, 2021
  • Edition:
  • Dimensions:
  • 143x139x36 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 322 g.
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Expected delivery: November 29, 2024

Description of Nineteen Eighty-Four

''Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.''
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.
The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers'' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War.

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