Nineteen Eighty-Four

George Orwell

Penguin UK

2004

400 páginas

13h 20m

ISBN-13: 9780141919959

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.

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

Very tense book

I thought this book would be easier to read. However, the beginning is a bit slow and the story starts to grip in the middle part. The end chapters are very brutal, but important for understanding the structure of the society.