Nineteen Eighty-Four

A Novel

George Orwell's dystopian novel follows Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of the Party in a totalitarian state ruled by Big Brother. The government controls information, rewrites history, monitors private life, and suppresses independent thought. Winston begins to question the regime and seeks a private reality beyond its surveillance. The book examines authoritarian power, propaganda, language, and the fragility of individual freedom.

by George Orwell

Harcourt, Brace & World · First published 1949 · 314 pages