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George Orwell's 1949 dystopian novel follows Winston Smith, a clerk at the Ministry of Truth in a totalitarian state watched over by Big Brother.
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The book gave public debate terms such as Big Brother, doublethink and Newspeak. Orwell shows how surveillance, manipulated language and a rewritten past can sustain absolute power, which is why the novel remains cited in discussions of propaganda and privacy.
It suits readers of political fiction and students who want to meet the dystopian genre in its classic form. It also appeals to anyone concerned with language, truth and control of information.
The story is set in Oceania, one of three superpowers in Orwell's imagined world, and reflects the postwar era and the totalitarian regimes of the twentieth century. Many editions include an appendix on Newspeak.