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“a fascinating reflection on totalitarianism as refracted through Orwell’s times and our own” The Guardian
London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceania. It’s 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Under the ideology of IngSoc and the rule of the Party and its leader Big Brother, Julia is a model citizen – cheerfully cynical, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She knows how to survive in a world of constant surveillance, Thought Police, Newspeak, Doublethink, child spies and the black markets of the prole neighbourhoods. She’s very good at staying alive.
But Julia becomes intrigued by a colleague from the Records Department – a mid-level worker of the Outer Party called Winston Smith, she comes to realise that she’s losing her grip and can no longer safely navigate her world.
Seventy-five years after Orwell finished writing his iconic novel, Sandra Newman has tackled the world of Big Brother in a truly convincing way, offering a dramatically different, feminist narrative that is true to and stands alongside the original. For the millions of readers who have been brought up with Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, here, finally, is a provocative, vital and utterly satisfying companion novel.
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Publisher : Granta Books; Heruitgave edition (4 July 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 1783789166
ISBN-13 : 978-1783789160
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2.08 x 19.81 cm
Customers say
Customers find the storytelling captivating and believable. They describe the book as brilliant, engaging, and cleverly filling in gaps. Opinions differ on the pacing, with some finding it ambitious and well-considered, while others say it’s unconvincing and improbable in places.
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Price: £9.99 - £8.49
(as of Oct 03, 2024 20:59:14 UTC – Details)
“a fascinating reflection on totalitarianism as refracted through Orwell’s times and our own” The Guardian
London, chief city of Airstrip One, the third most populous province of Oceania. It’s 1984 and Julia Worthing works as a mechanic fixing the novel-writing machines in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. Under the ideology of IngSoc and the rule of the Party and its leader Big Brother, Julia is a model citizen – cheerfully cynical, believing in nothing and caring not at all about politics. She knows how to survive in a world of constant surveillance, Thought Police, Newspeak, Doublethink, child spies and the black markets of the prole neighbourhoods. She’s very good at staying alive.
But Julia becomes intrigued by a colleague from the Records Department – a mid-level worker of the Outer Party called Winston Smith, she comes to realise that she’s losing her grip and can no longer safely navigate her world.
Seventy-five years after Orwell finished writing his iconic novel, Sandra Newman has tackled the world of Big Brother in a truly convincing way, offering a dramatically different, feminist narrative that is true to and stands alongside the original. For the millions of readers who have been brought up with Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, here, finally, is a provocative, vital and utterly satisfying companion novel.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Granta Books; Heruitgave edition (4 July 2024)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 1783789166
ISBN-13 : 978-1783789160
Dimensions : 12.9 x 2.08 x 19.81 cm
Customers say
Customers find the storytelling captivating and believable. They describe the book as brilliant, engaging, and cleverly filling in gaps. Opinions differ on the pacing, with some finding it ambitious and well-considered, while others say it’s unconvincing and improbable in places.
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