About this work of fiction
Nineteen Eighty-Four: Modern Classics by George Orwell; Thomas Pynchon is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal. Contains an introduction by Thomas Pynchon, as well as an accompanying appendix and explanatory footnotes.
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- George Orwell; Thomas Pynchon
- Publisher
- Penguin Group
- Published
- 1949
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141919959
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Fantasy