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020			_a9789575868666
100			_aOrwell, George
245	1	0	_aNineteen eighty-four 1984 _ca novel by George Orwell
260	0		_aTaipei _bBookman Books
300			_a292 p.
500			_aLexile : 1090L
520			_aAmong the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life—the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language—and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.
650			_aDomestic animals _vFiction
650			_aTotalitarianism _vFiction
942			_cBK
999			_c5198 _d5198