1984

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.
Big Brother is Watching You
Winston Smith rewrites history. It's his job. Hidden away in the Records Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party and the omnipresent Big Brother control the people of Oceania. But the notebook he's begun to write in is against the rules - in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Despite the danger, a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winston's heart - one that could have devastating consequences.
In George Orwell's final novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell's powerful prose, and is a passionate warning for today.

About the author

George Orwell

Summary

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.

Foreword

The Internationally Best Selling Classic from the Author of Animal Farm

Report

'His final masterpiece ... enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history' New York Review of Books
'A profound, terrifying and wholly fascinating book ... Orwell's theory of power is developed brilliantly' The New Yorker
'A prophet who thought the unthinkable and spoke the unspeakable, even when it offended conventional thought' Daily Express
'Brilliantly constructed and told' Guardian
'There is not a smile or a jest that does not add bitterness to Orwell's utterly depressing vision of what the world may be in 35 years' time' TIME

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9780008322069
• ISBN: 978-0-00-832206-9
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 177 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Political, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Dystopian, Social & political philosophy, Political / legal thriller, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Dystopian & utopian fiction, Classic science fiction, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, Political oppression & persecution, Government powers, Control, privacy and safety in society, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary