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| publication date = June 8, 1949 |
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{{quote|''"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- forever."''}} |
{{quote|''"If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face -- forever."''}} |
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This is ''the book''. One of the most horrifying and depressing [[Trope Codifier|codifiers]] for the [[Dystopia |
This is ''the book''. One of the most horrifying and depressing [[Trope Codifier|codifiers]] for the [[Dystopia]]n genre, ever. |
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After reading Yevgeny Zamyatin's dystopian thriller ''[[We]]'', [[George Orwell]] wrote ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' as a [[Pragmatic Adaptation]] of the novel for non-Russian audiences. It became one of the most iconic stories in the English language, and introduced the phrases "[[Big Brother Is Watching]] You", "[[Thoughtcrime]]," "Thought Police," and "doublethink" into the English lexicon ([[Beam Me Up, Scotty|but not "doublespeak"]]). |
After reading Yevgeny Zamyatin's dystopian thriller ''[[We]]'', [[George Orwell]] wrote '''''Nineteen Eighty-Four''''' as a [[Pragmatic Adaptation]] of the novel for non-Russian audiences. It became one of the most iconic stories in the English language, and introduced the phrases "[[Big Brother Is Watching]] You", "[[Thoughtcrime]]," "Thought Police," and "doublethink" into the English lexicon ([[Beam Me Up, Scotty|but not "doublespeak"]]). |
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In spite of it suffering from a bad case of [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], as the title alone testifies, ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' remains one of the best and most horrific [[ |
In spite of it suffering from a bad case of [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]], as the title alone testifies, ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' (ironically often styled as ''[[1984]]'') remains one of the best and most horrific [[dystopia]]n works ever. |
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The BBC adapted the book for television in 1954 with [[Peter Cushing]] as Winston Smith. Questions were asked in the House of Commons when it was alleged that one viewer had actually died of shock while watching. |
The BBC adapted the book for television in 1954 with [[Peter Cushing]] as Winston Smith. Questions were asked in the House of Commons when it was alleged that one viewer had actually died of shock while watching. |
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'''NOTE:''' Do not identify this book as being anti-communist or anti-fascist anywhere on this wiki. It's anti-totalitarianism. Orwell was personally a socialist, but thought that both extremes were bad and would [[Not So Different|inevitably lead to the same thing]]. The original political leaning of the Party is [[Genericist Government|deliberately vague]]. |
'''NOTE:''' Do not identify this book as being anti-communist or anti-fascist anywhere on this wiki. It's anti-totalitarianism. Orwell was personally a socialist, but thought that both extremes were bad and would [[Not So Different|inevitably lead to the same thing]]. The original political leaning of the Party is [[Genericist Government|deliberately vague]]. |
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* [[Unperson]] (possibly not the first use of the term, but certainly [[Trope Codifier|popularized it]]) |
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* [[Adjusting Your Glasses]]: O'Brien constantly does this. The narrator remarks about the "curious, disarming friendliness that he always managed to put into the gesture". |
* [[Adjusting Your Glasses]]: O'Brien constantly does this. The narrator remarks about the "curious, disarming friendliness that he always managed to put into the gesture". |
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