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Title:
1984 / George Orwell.
Author:
Orwell, George, 1903-1950, author.
Publication Information:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2017].

©1949
Call Number:
PR6029.R8 N49 2017
Abstract:
Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. --Book jacket.
ISBN:
9781328869333
Physical Description:
298 pages ; 22 cm.
General Note:
Copyright renewed 1977 by Sonia Brownell Orwell.
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