Nineteen Eighty-Four
by George Orwell
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc., 1949. First Edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good/No Jacket. Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... • Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read • "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching... A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
No Dust Jacket.
Pictures are from the actual copy that is offered for sale.
Not the First American Edition. Believed to be the first Book Club Edition since the owner has inscribed their name and June, 1949 inside. First American Edition was printed on June 7, 1949. Second printing was in July. Unsure when the Book club edition was published.
Synopsis
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) by George Orwell has become the definitive dystopian novel of the twentieth century. 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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Reviews
A good read very ahead of its time.
Prophetic
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- Seller
- Friends Book Store (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 192229
- Title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Author
- George Orwell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics;
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