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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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1949 dystopian social science fiction novel by George Orwell
"Nineteen Eighty-Four" is a 1949 novel by George Orwell that depicts a dystopian future society characterized by totalitarian control, surveillance, and the suppression of individual freedoms. The book remains widely read and influential as a cautionary exploration of how governments might use power to manipulate truth, monitor citizens, and eliminate personal liberty.
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- Author
- George Orwell
- First published
- 1949
- Editions
- 535
- Subjects
- futurology, censorship, surveillance, rebels, sting operations, historical negationism, memory holes, thoughtcrime
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- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- inception
- 1948-00-00
- title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- publication date
- 1949-00-00
- first line
- Bil je jasen, mrzel aprilski dan, in ure so bile trinajst.
- last line
- Mais il allait bien, tout allait bien. LA LUTTE ÉTAIT TERMINÉE. IL AVAIT REMPORTÉ LA VICTOIRE SUR LUI-MÊME. IL AIMAIT BIG BROTHER.
- public domain date
- 2045-01-01
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