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1984

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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George Orwell's nightmare vision of a dystopian world has become more apt in these modern, chaotic times. Casting a pall of oppressive dread from the very first sentence, this classic audiobook takes hold of your imagination and stays with you long after the last four words are uttered.

Big Brother is watching you....

1984 is the year in which it happens. The world is divided into three superstates. In Oceania, the Party’s power is absolute. Every action, word, gesture and thought is monitored under the watchful eye of Big Brother and the Thought Police. In the Ministry of Truth, the Party’s department for propaganda, Winston Smith’s job is to edit the past. Over time, the impulse to escape the machine and live independently takes hold of him and he embarks on a secret and forbidden love affair. As he writes the words ‘DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER’, his personal rebellion begins....

George Orwell’s masterpiece is the definitive dystopian novel and one of the most influential works of the twentieth century.

©1949 George Orwell (P)2015 Canongate Books Ltd Classics Dystopian Genre Fiction Political Science Fiction
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"I read it again, and again...right up there among my favourite books." (Margaret Atwood, Guardian)
"My favourite book is 1984... More relevant to today than almost any other book that you can think of." (Jo Brand)
"His final masterpiece...enthralling and indispensable for understanding modern history." (New York Review of Books)
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A vivid narration of a world so dark it couldn't exist, or could it? Who controls the present, controls the past...

Terrifyingly premonitory

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Je suis très contente de l'achat de ce livre audio, seul. bémol, je trouve la voix un peu lente j'ai écouté le livre en *1,10 parfois en *1,15. Sinon très bien m, histoire palpitant le et interprétation au poil ❤️😍

très bien, je suis très impressionné

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George Orwell was a visionary. So much of what he wrote sounds worryingly like a recepee followed by some governments.

The reading of the is great and I and a hard time stopping once started.

The tone was good and understandable even for a French speaker like me

Incredible

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Far more accessible then I was expecting, and slightly depressing in this day and age...

Slightly monotone but fitting for the setting

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A warning on totalitarism power and consequences on the control of citizens in all aspects : information, language, and oppression. An even-more relevant book in 2020 where digital broadens opportunities and speed of information. Reminded me why democracy, debate and liberties/duties are so important. And how we should live up these values to the digital world (GDPR, ...)

Great story on a omnipotent power

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