{"product_id":"nineteen-eighty-four-the-definitive-edition-hardcover","title":"Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Definitive Edition - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Thrussell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAl Clark\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBig Brother. Thought Police. Doublespeak.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWar Is Peace. Freedom Is Slavery. Ignorance Is Strength.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn indelible part of the 21st century social fabric and geopolitical reality, George Orwell's \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e has gifted our culture these (now fundamental) concepts and much more. Completed in 1948 and first published mid-1949, the public recognized the book's biting satire of malignant bureaucracy and totalitarian overreach immediately. Part cautionary warning and part pitch-black absurdist autobiography, Orwell's gritty alarm now rings more relevant than perhaps ever before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented with the full, uncensored and unabridged 1949 text, a foreword by \u003cem\u003e1984\u003c\/em\u003e (the film) co-producer Al Clark, a comprehensive and illustrated introduction that situates the book in Orwell's personal circumstances and the broader political and social framework with other key texts and notable additions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four: The Definitive Edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 338\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42092452249735,"sku":"9781763568303","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e9da345b0bc3cc401b86d6d621a821c5.webp?v=1732301397","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nineteen-eighty-four-the-definitive-edition-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}