Book cover for Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

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07 January 2021
384 pages
9781529038163
Imprint: Macmillan Collector's Library

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Probably the definitive novel of the 20th century, a story that remains eternally fresh and contemporary . . . Nineteen Eighty-Four has been translated into more than 65 languages and sold millions of copies worldwide, giving George Orwell a unique place in world literature.
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[1984] does what every novel in the genre should do – combining the illumination of an intriguing idea and the telling of a cracking story . . . The book succeeds because it is no manifesto, but an absorbing, deeply affecting story.
I read it and found myself absolutely astonished at what I read.