{"product_id":"nineteen-eighty-four-9780452284234","title":"Nineteen Eighty-Four","description":"\u003cb\u003eWritten 70 years ago, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.\u003c\/i\u003e\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA startling and haunting vision of the world, \u003ci\u003e1984 \u003c\/i\u003eis so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the influence of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions--a legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes a foreword by Thomas Pynchon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Orwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.47w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452284234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e5976 \/ 1984 (English)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal and educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days\u003c\/i\u003e, two firsthand studies of poverty, \u003ci\u003eDown and Out in Paris and London \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wigan Pier\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40836390748275,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a4ac3abc-ab19-4fdc-9ca4-2afdc8e5f0e5.jpg?v=1685111980","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/nineteen-eighty-four-9780452284234","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}