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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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1949 dystopian social science fiction novel by George Orwell
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Nineteen Eighty-Four is a work by George Orwell that was first published in 1949. The text entered the public domain on January 1, 2021, and again on January 1, 2045. It is categorized under the Commons category "Nineteen Eighty-Four."
The book covers subjects including futurology, censorship, surveillance, rebels, sting operations, historical negationism, memory holes, and thoughtcrime. It has been published in 535 editions. The work is referenced by 1,197 other encyclopedia articles.
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Named after
- 1984
- Author
- George Orwell
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Follows
- Animal Farm
- Main subject
- totalitarianism
- Narrative location
- Oceania
- Image
- 1984 first edition cover.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- topic's main category
- Category:Nineteen Eighty-Four
- language of work or name
- Newspeak
- inception
- 1948-00-00
- title
- Nineteen Eighty-Four
- publication date
- 1949-00-00
- set in period
- 1984
- different from
- 1984
- 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.
- topic has template
- Template:Nineteen Eighty-Four
- form of creative work
- novel
- copyright status
- public domain
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- public domain date
- 2045-01-01
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Personal
Eileen O'Shaughnessy (first wife)
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