Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Annotated Edition (Penguin Modern Classics)

This is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times 1984 now annotated for students with an introduction by D. J. Taylor.Ever since its publication in 1949 George Orwells terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like a boot stamping on a human face has become a touchstone for human freedom and one of the most widely-read books in the world. In this new annotated edition Orwells biographer D. J. Taylor elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire explaining contemporary references in the novel placing it in the context of Orwells life elaborating on his extraordinary use of language and explaining the terms such as Newspeak Doublethink and Room 101 that have become familiar phrases today. About the Author Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950) better known by his pen-nameGeorge Orwell was born in India where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegoryAnimal Farm was published in 1945 and it was this novel together with the dystopia ofNineteen Eighty-Four (1949) which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction includeBurmese Days Down and Out in Paris and London The Road to Wigan Pier andHomage to Catalonia.