1984

Synopsis

75th anniversary edition“orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power. ”—the new yorkerin 1984, london is a grim city in the totalitarian state of oceania where big brother is always watching you and the thought police can practically read your mind. Winston smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions.