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Nineteen Eighty-Four

By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Philip Glenister
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Summary

Big Brother is watching you...1984 is the year in which it happens.The world is divided into three great powers: Oceania, Eurasia, and Eastasia, each perpetually at war with the other. Throughout Oceania 'The Party' rules by the agency of four ministries whose power is absolute and where every action, word, gesture and thought is monitored. In The Ministry of Truth, which deals in propaganda, Winston Smith's job is to edit the past. Over time, the impulse to escape the machine and live independently takes a hold of him. In writing the words 'DOWN WITH BIG BROTHER' his personal rebellion begins...
This is his story but it might also be yours. In our increasingly surveillance-governed world the story has strong resonance and displays some shocking parallels with modern-day society.

Narrator Philip Glenister is a highly-acclaimed British actor, perhaps best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in popular BBC series Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes.

 Classics Dystopian Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Political Science Fiction Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Espionage Fiction Surveillance
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Critic Reviews

"Nineteen Eighty-Four is given fresh life through this vigorous narration"
"An inspired match of book and reader creates a gripping version of George Orwell's 1984."
"Read with the skill and gravitas of Philip Glenister, we are transfixed by Orwell's brilliance."
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Several decades old and still relevant in today’s political climate. Articulated in a way that allows one to draw similarities to current events. Great book!

Remarkably Familiar!

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Sad story, good book. Frightful future indeed. If you are considering listening to it, then you are already the kind of person who will enjoy Orwell's imagined world.

Sad story, good book. Frightful future indeed.

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This speaks volumes to me. I can perfectly envision this being our future, but worse I can already see how our present is shaping up to be this dystopia.
Orwell is a great writer who managed to portray his characters in a believable light.

Brilliant look at what an almost accurate future.

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Short and sweet review!

They should rename this the book of happiness!That's a joke, but seriously thank God for this novel, seems to me everyone at some stage of there life should give this a read or a listen, all in all its a bucket list book say no more!

Thank God!

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Excellent performance of a classic tale. Perfect way to consume this book if you've been wanting to read the classics. Start here.

Philip Glenister is great.

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