{"product_id":"george-orwells-1984-the-graphic-novel-9781786750570","title":"George Orwell's 1984: The Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party's seemingly omniscient leader, Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people's history and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, the Party is forcing the use of an invented language called Newspeak which will prevent political insurgency by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thoughtcrime is, in fact, the worst of all crimes. But a seed of dissent grows in Winston - one that will bring him into direct conflict with the Party, and with devastating consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRarely has one book ever been so rich in political and social criticism as 1984. Originally published in 1949, this new graphic novel edition of the dystopian classic, powerfully illustrated by Matyás Namai, reveals Winston's fight against the Party in all its horror and futility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e was one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. Among his works are the classic political satire \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e and the dystopian nightmare vision \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e. Orwell was also a prolific essayist, and it is for these works that he was perhaps best known during his lifetime. They include \u003ci\u003eWhy I Write\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePolitics and the English Languag\u003c\/i\u003ee. His writing is at once insightful, poignant and entertaining, and continues to be read widely all over the world.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Palazzo Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50610162008338,"sku":"9781786750570","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4bf46eb5-683b-4ef6-b417-b0ef6b0417ed.jpg?v=1732335078","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/george-orwells-1984-the-graphic-novel-9781786750570","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}