1984

Celebratethe60thanniversaryofOrwell'smasterpiece1984Writtenin1948,1984wasGeorgeOrwell'schillingprophecyaboutthefuture.Andwhile1984hascomeandgone,Orwell'snarrativeistimelierthanever.1984presentsastartlingandhauntingvisionoftheworld,sopowerfulthatitiscompletelyconvincingfromstarttofinish.Noonecandenythepowerofthisnovel,itsholdontheimaginationsofmultiplegenerationsofreaders,ortheresiliencyofitsadmonitions—alegacythatseemsonlytogrowwiththepassageoftime.AnnotationExaminesdifferentaspectsofOrwell'santi-utopianclassic,withabiographicalsketchoftheauthorandcriticalessaysonthiswork.奥威尔刻划了一个令人感到窒息和恐怖的，以追逐权力为最终目标的假想的极权主义社会，通过对这个社会中一个普通人生活的细致刻画，揭示了任何形式下的极权主义必将导致人民甚至整个国家成为悲剧。