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1984: New Classic Edition
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Blackstone Publishing presents a new recording of this immensely popular book.
One of the most celebrated classics of the twentieth century, Orwell’s cautionary tale of a man trapped under the gaze of an authoritarian state feels more relevant now than ever before.
George Orwell depicts a gray, totalitarian world dominated by Big Brother and its vast network of agents, including the Thought Police, a world in which news is manufactured according to the authorities’ will and people live tepid lives by rote.
Winston Smith, the hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency. But living in a social system in which privacy does not exist and where those with unorthodox ideas are brainwashed or put to death, he knows there is no hope for him. He knows even as he continues to pursue his forbidden love affair that eventually he will come to destruction.
The year 1984 has come and gone, yet George Orwell’s nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is still the great modern classic of negative Utopia. It is a prophetic and haunting tale that exposes the worst crimes imaginable: the destruction of freedom and truth.
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Customers find the book beautiful, relatable, and believable. They also describe the historical context as interesting and prescient. Readers find the message thought-provoking and the erosion of individual freedoms. Opinions are mixed on the writing quality, with some finding it well-written and deep, while others say it’s not clear and concise. Reader opinions are mixed also on the emotional tone, with others finding it bleak, sad, and unsettling. Readership also disagree on the content, with those finding it stark and insightful while others find it absurdly dishonest and frighteningly possible.
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