Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

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Nineteen Eighty-Four is a book by George Orwell, first published in 1949. Written in the aftermath of the Second World War and amidst the rise of totalitarian regimes, the novel is Orwell’s stark warning against the perils of unchecked state power and the erosion of individual freedoms. Set in a grim, dystopian future where the world is divided into three superstates constantly at war, the story follows Winston Smith, a disillusioned member of the ruling Party, who quietly rebels against the omnipresent surveillance and mind control imposed by Big Brother. Through Winston’s struggle to maintain his independent thought, Orwell explores themes of censorship, propaganda, and the manipulation of truth—concepts which have made the novel perennially relevant in political discourse. The book’s chilling vocabulary—terms like “doublethink”, “thoughtcrime”, and “Newspeak”—has seeped into everyday language, underscoring its profound cultural impact. Orwell’s bleak vision of a society stripped of privacy and truth remains a touchstone for debates about government overreach, media control, and the fragility of freedom.

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