1984: 75th Anniversary - Mass Market Paperbound

by George Orwell (Author), Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Introduction by), Sandra Newman (Afterword by)

Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... 

Book Highlights:

• Written by George Orwell
• Mass-market paperbound edition
• Special 75th Anniversary Edition
• Includes a new introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• Includes a new afterword by Sandra Newman
• Follows Winston Smith and his rebellion against the Party
• Explores censorship, surveillance, propaganda, truth, and freedom
• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
• Suitable for classic-fiction readers, classrooms, and book clubs
• Thoughtful gift with a journal and pen or other bookish accessories
• Number of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 1 × 7.4 × 4.1 inches
• Reading level: 8.9
• Interest level: Grades 9–12
• Listed publication date: July 1, 1950

- Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read -

Author Biography

George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal and educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic Animal Farm, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, Burmese Days, two firsthand studies of poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, 1984.