Nineteen eighty-four / George Orwell ; with an introduction by Thomas Pynchon and A note on the text by Peter Davison.
Series: Penguin modern classicsPublication details: London : Penguin, 2000.Description: xxx, 355 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780141187761
- 014118776X
- 1984
- 823.9/12 21
- PR6029.R8 N5 2000c
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction | ORW | Available | 059363 |
First published in 1949, after various editions, was reprinted in Penguin Classics 2000. The Thomas Pynchon introduction is copyright 2003, so that may well be the year of publication. The t.p. verso is a confusing jumble of dates and names.
"Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smitti skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against tfie 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."--Back cover.
