| Nineteen Eighty-Four Contributor(s): Orwell, George (Author), Perkins-Valdez, Dolen (Introduction by), Pynchon, Thomas (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0452284236 ISBN-13: 9780452284234 Publisher: Berkley Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: This new centennial edition is the masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment, where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and Big Brother is watching. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Action & Adventure - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003273412 |
| Lexile Measure: 1090 |
| Physical Information: 0.97" H x 5.47" W x 8.01" (0.64 lbs) 384 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5976 Reading Level: 8.9 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written 70 years ago, 1984 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... -Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read- "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." Winston 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... A startling and haunting vision of the world, 1984 is 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. Includes a foreword by Thomas Pynchon
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