{"product_id":"1984-75th-anniversary-paperback","title":"1984: 75th Anniversary - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDolen Perkins-Valdez\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eSandra Newman\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten 75 years ago, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e 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... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 75th Anniversary Edition includes: \u003cbr\u003e- A New Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of \u003ci\u003eTake My Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work--Fiction \u003cbr\u003e- A New Afterword by Sandra Newman, author of \u003ci\u003eJulia: A Retelling of George Orwell's 1984\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA startling and haunting novel, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions--a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read -\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e (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 \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days\u003c\/i\u003e, two firsthand studies of poverty, \u003ci\u003eDown and Out in Paris and London \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Wigan Pier\u003c\/i\u003e, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, \u003ci\u003e1984\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1950\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1984 (English)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.9\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45832486191290,"sku":"9780451524935","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/1793\/3754\/files\/dEQ2R1ExK2hnNjdQMXNEZXRpQ1cvQT09.webp?v=1778161037","url":"https:\/\/awbww.com\/products\/1984-75th-anniversary-paperback","provider":"ALEX W. BRANDT WORDS AND WORKS LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}