O mie noua sute optzeci si patru (Top 10+) Polirom

George Orwell’s novel shows London after a nuclear war. The state holds total power. It rules through fear and keeps watch at all times. Each day brings purges, as rulers force people out. People also vanish as part of daily life. The rulers keep changing the past to suit the present. They spread propaganda through a strict language called Newspeak. People have lost their freedom under Big Brother’s watch.

This dystopian novel dates from 1949. Mihnea Gafita translated this edition into Romanian. It has a preface by Vladimir Tismaneanu.