Nineteen Eighty Four

Author: George Orwell

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Price : 35.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781857151343
Publisher : Everyman
Imprint : Everyman's Library
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Weight (g) : 0.52
Publication date : 01 October 1992
Dimensions : 210mm X 27mm X 130mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : George Orwell
Series : Everyman's Library Classics Ser.
Bind : Hardback
Edition : 9212
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Dewey classification : 823.912
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Description

In Nineteen eighty-four, one of the 20th century's great myth-makers takes a cold look at the future. Orwell's study of individual struggling - or not struggling - against totalitarianism remains a salutary lesson in any society.

Awards

Runner-up for The BBC Big Read Top 100 2003 and The BBC Big Read Top 21 2003. Shortlisted for BBC Big Read Top 100 2003.

Author description

George Orwell (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of some of the most celebrated works of non-fiction and fiction in the English language.

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