Cover of Nineteen Eighty-Four

social science fiction · 1949

Nineteen Eighty-Four

by George Orwell

1949 dystopian social science fiction novel by George Orwell

  • 1949
  • social science fiction
  • political fiction
  • science fiction
  • dystopian fiction

Summary

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian speculative fiction novel by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically, it centres on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours. Nineteen Eighty-Four has been often regarded as a classic and has been acknowledged for its impact on twentieth-century literature.

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