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Since its publication in 1949, many of its terms and concepts, such as Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, and Memory hole, have become contemporary vernacular. In addition, the novel popularised the adjective Orwellian, which refers to lies, surveillance, and manipulation of the pa...

One of the great classics of the twentieth century, 1984 is a startlingly original and arresting novel about the universal struggle of the individual against the malevolent tendencies of the modern state. A dystopian vision of a world enslaved by doublethink and thoughtcrime, it is as terrifying ...