In Oceania, screens watch every home and posters repeat: “Big Brother is watching you.” Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth, where he rewrites old newspapers so that the past always says what the Party wants. One day he begins to keep a secret diary, then falls in love with Julia: two acts that are crimes.
This novel gave the world words we use every day: “Big Brother”, “Newspeak”, and even “Orwellian”. It is about surveillance, lies and the freedom to say that two and two make four.
Written in a clear, direct style, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.
