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Zusatztext In Orwell's frightening vision of the future! society is under the controlof Big Brother. Every aspect of life is closely monitored! while any hintof unorthodoxy is ruthlessly suppressed by the Thought Police. The Ministryof Truth! where Winston Smith works! is the party's propaganda machine.A secret rebel! Winston yearns for liberty and finds new hope when he fallsin love with the earthy! uncomplicated Julia. Instead he discovers a nightmareworld of terror where the price of freedom is betrayal. Informationen zum Autor George Orwell! real name Eric Blair! was born in 1903 in Bengal. He served with the Indian Imperial Police! and later came to Europe! doing a series of ill-paid jobs which led to his writing DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON. He fought in the SpanishCivil War for the Republicans! but in later years became disillusioned with the aims of Communism! which led to the writing of his two most famous political satires! ANIMAL FARM and NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUR! which were immensely popular. He died in 1950. Klappentext Presents a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. This book tells the story of Winston Smith's fight against the all-pervading party.
