Nineteen Eighty-Four
About this book
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. ---------- Also contained in: Novels (Animal Farm / Burmese Days / Clergyman's Daughter / Coming Up for Air / Keep the Aspidistra Flying / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Novels (Animal Farm / Nineteen Eighty-Four) Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: Text, Sources, Criticism
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 5733183 readers · 244 pages · ≈ 4 h 31 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Nineteen Eighty-Four?
About ≈ 4 h 31 m — 244 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Nineteen Eighty-Four?
244 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Nineteen Eighty-Four?
It sits on the Classics, Essays, Drama shelves.
Has Nineteen Eighty-Four been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include 1984 (2023), 1984 (1984), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984), 1984 (1956).
Is Nineteen Eighty-Four in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Nineteen Eighty-Four?
The main characters include Big Brother, Emmanuel Goldstein, Thought Police, Winston Smith.
Where does Nineteen Eighty-Four take place?
It is set in England, London, Londres (Inglaterra) during 20th century, 1984.
Who wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four?
George Orwell.
Why has Nineteen Eighty-Four been challenged or banned?
It appears on Wikipedia's list of books banned by governments.