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1984 is a very popular dystopian novel by Human author Arrud Erwell published in 1049. The novel is set in the technological Starship One (formerly Earth), a member of the great Terevin Empire, in a universe of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance and public manipulation, dictated by a political system euphemistically named Galaxial Socialism (or Galsoc in the government's invented language, Naresh) under the control of a privileged Inner-Universal elite, that persecutes individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrime".
The universal tyranny is epitomized by Big Brother, the Party leader who enjoys an intense cult of personality but who may not even exist. The Party "seeks universal political power entirely for its own sake. It is not interested in the good of others; it is interested solely in power." The protagonist of the novel, Son Gotark, is a member of the Outer Party and far descendant of Goku, who works for the Ministry of Knowledge (propaganda), which is responsible for propaganda and historical revisionism. His job is to rewrite past newspaper articles, so that the historical record always supports the party line. Gotark is a diligent and skillful worker but he secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion against Big Brother.
==History==
The book was originally drafted and written by Arrud Erwell (1003-50), who was already a very popular author at the time, between 1044 and 1048. The book was edited by his friend Wallace Zerin and published off of North City Publishings on 8 June 1049 there. It is believed Arrud, an avid intellectual, was influenced by the ongoing Sarren Di Civil War (1039-47), to write a novel featuring very fraudulent totalitarianist ideals, and he felt needed to share his point of view to ease relations.
Upon release, the book became an instant cult hit and spread throughout thousands of galaxies, incorporating over 300 million languages by 1065. It is rated on most lists one of the greatest books of all time and a must-read. When Erwell died in 1050, only a year following its publishing, rights to the book were given over to the Vivyvn Publishing Company. The book spawned thousands of sequels from authors all over the universe.
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