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1) 1984
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English
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1984, published in 1949, is a dystopian and satirical novel. It revolves around Winston Smith, who lives in a nation called Oceania, in a province called Airstrip One, which represents present-day England. This state is controlled by the Party, headed by a mysterious leader who is addressed as Emmanuel Goldstein, also known as the Big Brother. The Party watches every single move that Smith and other citizens make. The nation's language and history...
2) 1984
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Español
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"En el año 1984 Londres es una ciudad lúgubre en la que la Policía del Pensamiento controla de forma asfixiante la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un peón de este engranaje perverso y su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versión oficial de los hechos. Hasta que decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna y somete." -- From Amazon.com.
"Thematically, it centers on the consequences...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell's 1984. Orwell's best-known work of unrelenting dystopian realism warns against totalitarianism. The story is told from the point of view of Winston Smith, a functionary of the Ministry of Truth whose work involved the "correction" of all records each time the "Big Brother" decided that the truth had changed.
4) 1984
Author
Series
Criterion collection volume 984
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The story of forbidden love and eventual betrayal set in the government controlled world of the "future"--1984.
6) 1984
Publisher
[Reel Vault]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In a futuristic, state-run society controlled by "Big Brother" in which love is outlawed, employee of the state Wilson Smith falls for Julia, and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime
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Publisher
Palazzo Editions Ltd
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party's seemingly omniscient leader, Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people's history and language. Now, the Party is forcing the use of an invented language called Newspeak which will prevent political...
8) 1984
Publisher
Fondtree Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Winston Smith (Hurt) endures a squalid existence in totalitarian Oceania under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the chillingly labeled 'Ministry of Love, he is placed at the mercy of O'Brien (Burton), a coolly treacherous leader determined to control his thoughts and crush his soul.
9) 1984
Series
Criterion collection volume 984
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A man and a woman try desperately to escape the totalitarian regime they live in that bans nearly all free-thinking and love itself. Based on the book by George Orwell. This is the version released in 1984.
10) 1984
Publisher
Big D Productions
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel by George Orwell which is the story of impossible love and tragic betrayal set in the twisted, horrific world of "1984".
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Series
Publisher
Union Square & Co
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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SparkNotes Literature Guides:
Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, heres the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and...
Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, heres the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and...
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English
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1984: is a dystopian novel published in 1949. It is written from the perspective of Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of 'the Party' who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the Party and its ominous ruler, Big Brother. There is no freedom allowed to the people. From re-writing history, and the present using a functional language called 'Newspeak' to imprisoning and torturing people for 'Thoughtcries' Big Brother is omnipresent and all powerful.
Animal...
Publisher
Sesame Workshop
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Back by popular demand, it's our third installment in the Old School series, covering 1979-1984. In this set you'll see your Sesame Street friends on and off the Street! Remember when everyone surprised Maria in Puerto Rico for her birthday? Or when Snuffy and Gordon ran the New York City marathon?
16) Below stairs: the classic kitchen maid's memoir that inspired Upstairs, downstairs and Downton Abbey
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Language
English
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Description
This work is a kitchen-maid's through-the-key hole memoir of life in the great houses of England. At fifteen, she arrived at the servants' entrance to begin her life as a kitchen maid in 1920s England. The lowest of the low, her world was one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5:30 am and went on until after dark. In this memoir, the author tells her tales...
Publisher
People Inc
Language
English
Description
In a new special edition, PEOPLE remembers 1982, the year that Madonna emerged from the clubs of New York, Duran Duran’s Rio dominated MTV, and David Letterman first sat behind a late-night desk. Denzel Washington did rounds every week on the TV hospital drama St. Elsewhere, and Norm first walked into Cheers, where viewers would join him for the next 11 seasons. E.T. placed a very-long-distance call, and Sean Penn’s Jeff Spicoli placed a pizza
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Fantagraphics
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Ed Piskor's acclaimed graphic novel series continues! Book 3 highlights Run DMC's rise to fame and introduces unassailable acts like Whodini, The Fat Boys, Slick Rick, and Doug E Fresh. The Beastie Boys become a rap group. Rick Rubin meets Russell Simmons to form Def Jam. The famous TV pilot to the dance show Graffiti Rock and the documentaries Style Wars and Breakin' and Enterin' are all highlighted in this comprehensive volume spanning 1983-1984....











