1984: the Dystopian Classic Reimagined with Cover Art by Shepard Fairey

Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, the chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent – even in the mind. For those with original thoughts, they invented Room 101 …

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His final masterpiece. Enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history Timothy Garton Ash

Right up there among my favorite books … I read it again and again Margaret Atwood

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Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George 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 allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him worldwide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, and Homage to Catalonia.