Nineteen Eighty-Four

<p><strong>Big Brother. Thought Police. Doublespeak.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>War Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.</em></p><p><br></p><p>An indelible part of the 21st century social fabric and geopolitical reality George Orwell's <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em> has gifted our culture these (now fundamental) concepts and much more. Completed in 1948 and first published mid-1949 the public recognized the book's biting satire of malignant bureaucracy and totalitarian overreach immediately. Part cautionary warning and part pitch-black absurdist autobiography Orwell's gritty alarm now rings more relevant than perhaps ever before.</p><p><br></p><p>Presented with the full uncensored and unabridged 1949 text a foreword by <em>1984</em> (the film) co-producer Al Clark a comprehensive and illustrated introduction that situates the book in Orwell's personal circumstances and the broader political and social framework with other key texts and notable additions.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Definitive Edition.</strong></p>