description: 'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.' Winston Smith works for the Ministry of truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new possibilities. Despite the police helicopters that hover and circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party; they are drawn towards conspiracy. Yet Big Brother will not tolerate dissent. Ninteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime.
language: English
title: 1984
titlecomplete: 1984
characters: Winston Smith, Tom Parsons, Mr. Charrington, O'Brien, Big Brother, Julia, Syme, Emmanuel Goldstein
genres: Classics, Fantasy, Adult, Dystopia, Novels, School, Literature, Fiction, Science Fiction, Politics
ratings_count: 4353467
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: Prometheus Hall of Fame Award, awardedAt: 1672560000000
name: Audie Award
category: Audio Drama
publisher: Signet Classics