Penguin Readers Level 7: Nineteen Eighty-Four (ELT Graded Reader): Abridged Edition - Softcover

Orwell, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241430976 ISBN 13: 9780241430972

Publisher: Penguin, 2020

Synopsis

This ELT Graded Reader is made for people learning English as an additional language. The short, simple text is also perfect for anyone looking for an easier read. It is an adapted version of the original story.

In this story Winston Smith re-writes history for the Ministry of Truth in Oceania. Big Brother and the Thought Police watch everyone for signs of Thought Crime. But when Winston falls in love with Julia, he begins to have new ideas and hopes. Winston and Julia start to question the world that they live in - but Big Brother does not like independent thought.

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About this title

About the Author

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241430976
• ISBN 13: 9780241430972
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128