Nineteen Eighty-Four
A party functionary in a totalitarian superstate begins a secret diary and a forbidden love affair.
- Type
- Book
- Released
- 1949
- Author
- George Orwell
- Critics' average
- 86/100 across 1 published score
Genres
Dystopian · Science fiction · Political & conspiracy thriller
What it feels like
Politics & social systems · Surveillance & authoritarianism · Language & communication · Memory · Bleak · Tense
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