
Nineteen Eighty-Four : The Annotated Edition
by George Orwell
Title:
Nineteen Eighty-Four : The Annotated Edition
Author:
George Orwell
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
416 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780241416419
EAN:
9780241416419
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
424
Dimensions (mm):
198 x 131 x 24
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Ever since its publication in 1948, George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like 'a boot stamping on a human face' has become a touchstone for human freedom, and one of the most widely-read books in the world. In this new annotated edition Orwell's biographer D. J. Taylor elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire, explaining contemporary references in the novel, placing it in the context of Orwell's life, elaborating on his extraordinary use of language and explaining the terms such as Newspeak, Doublethink and Room 101 that have become familiar phrases today. This is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times.




















