*Nineteen Eighty-Four* (also published as *1984*) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell’s ninth and final book completed in his lifetime.
Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society.
Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany.
More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated.
Ah, the book *everybody* read.
I prefer his earlier 2 non-fiction books, Down and Out in Paris and London, and Homage to Catalonia. George travelled around like a hobo then volunteered to fight fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Guy was Hemingway level cool.
>If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.
And the conspiracy world rejoiced since they only have to skim one book ever.
(John Hurt film adaptation, best adaptation ever, fight me).
Literally 1984
While I liked 1984 I think that “Animal Farm” is the far superior book. It is also way funnier.
Fun fact: Orwell was born in India, in Bihar of all places.
It ruined internet and internet ruined it
And to be spicy, I think Huxley is correct and more scary. Pleasure is more flexible power than terror and violence
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*Nineteen Eighty-Four* (also published as *1984*) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell’s ninth and final book completed in his lifetime.
Thematically, it centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society.
Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany.
More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated.
Ah, the book *everybody* read.
I prefer his earlier 2 non-fiction books, Down and Out in Paris and London, and Homage to Catalonia. George travelled around like a hobo then volunteered to fight fascists in the Spanish Civil War. Guy was Hemingway level cool.
>If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.
And the conspiracy world rejoiced since they only have to skim one book ever.
(John Hurt film adaptation, best adaptation ever, fight me).
Literally 1984
While I liked 1984 I think that “Animal Farm” is the far superior book. It is also way funnier.
Fun fact: Orwell was born in India, in Bihar of all places.
It ruined internet and internet ruined it
And to be spicy, I think Huxley is correct and more scary. Pleasure is more flexible power than terror and violence