Nineteen Eighty-Four

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National Geographic Books, Sep 29, 2020 - Fiction - 336 pages
'It was a bright cold day in April and the clocks were striking thirteen. ' This is the opening sentence of the most influential novel of the century, in English or in any of the sixty or more

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About the author (2020)

George Orwell (1903–1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of nonfiction and fiction. He is best known for his novels 1984 and Animal Farm.

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