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April 4 – The narrative of George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four begins and causes widespread discussion. G. K. Chesterton's The Napoleon of Notting Hill is also set in this year; and Haruki Murakami's 1Q84 (いちきゅうはちよん, Ichi-Kyū-Hachi-Yon, 2009–2010) is set in a parallel version of it.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime.
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The inaugural number one bestseller of the advice list, The Body Principal by Victoria Principal, had been number 10 and number 12 on the general nonfiction lists for the two preceding weeks. [2] [3] The paperback books list previously consisted of two categories: mass market and trade.
1984, incomplete unofficial webcomic by Canadian artist Frédéric Guimont (2007) [33] 1984 was one of classics adapted as a manga by East Press' Manga de Dokuha series. [34] The adaptation was released in January 2012 in Japan, with a Spanish translation also released later. [35] 1984, adaptation and illustrated by Fido Nesti. [36] [37] [38]
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Winston Smith, the main character of the novel, works at the Ministry of Truth. [5] It is an enormous pyramidal structure of glittering white concrete rising 300 m (980 ft) into the air, containing over 3000 rooms above ground. On the outside wall are the three slogans of the Party: "WAR IS PEACE", "FREEDOM IS SLAVERY", and "IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH".