{"product_id":"orwell-1984","title":"Orwell: 1984","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWritten more than 70 years ago,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great American Read •\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA startling and haunting novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e1984\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e----------------------------------------------------------------------  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1954 publication. tight copy, no creases down spine, but light creases on front and back covers, small scuffing low back, and half a centimetre tear lower front edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"smeikalbooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40151385735253,"sku":"9780241969694N","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2481\/5790\/products\/008aaf07-59ad-4f00-ad5e-9873e3761772.jpg?v=1657014070","url":"https:\/\/smeikalbooks.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/orwell-1984","provider":"smeikalbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}