Nineteen Eighty-Four (commonly abbreviated to 1984) is a dystopian novel written by the English writer Eric Blair, under his famous pen-name George Orwell, and first published by Secker and Warburg in 1949. The book tells the story of Winston Smith and his attempt to rebel against the totalitarian state in which he lives.Along with Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, Nineteen Eighty-Four is among the most famous and most cited works of dystopian fiction in literature. Translations of the book are available in 15 languages and the novel itself has left a profound impression upon the English language: Nineteen Eighty-Four, its terminology and even its author have become bywords in discussions concerning privacy or state-security issues. The term "Orwellian" has come to describe actions or organizations reminiscent of the totalitarian society depicted throughout the novel.DownloadEbookDirect LinkMegaupload LinkAudioPart 01 - 04Part 05 - 08Part 09 - 11
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