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  • Published: 1 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241436547
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224

Nineteen Eighty-four




A spectacular graphic adaptation of the greatest dystopian novel ever written

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.

  • Published: 1 April 2021
  • ISBN: 9780241436547
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 224

About the author

George Orwell

George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four. He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world.

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Praise for Nineteen Eighty-four

Fido Nesti has done a grand job of depicting Orwell's dystopian nightmare ... The writer himself, you like to think, would have been most proud of this new graphic interpretation

Buzz Magazine

Hand this to readers who are new to 1984 or hesitant to take up a classic

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