1984

In April 1984, Winston Smith leads a dull and dreary life in London, a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania, where everyone is permanently watched by Big Brother and every step and word is monitored by the Thought Police. Winston, a member of the Outer Party, spends his days rewriting history at the Ministry of Truth as dictated by the government. Outwardly conforming, he harbors a deep hatred for the Party and the regime, as the gap between the propaganda he must produce daily and the reality he experiences is too great. Is he the only person in this state whose memory still functions and who notices that the Party manipulates everything to its advantage? When he finds not only his great love in Julia but also a like-minded companion, he gathers the courage to join her in the secret organization of the Brotherhood, which is dedicated to the destruction of the Party. However, the ever-watchful system tolerates no opposition, and even in seemingly safe places, total surveillance lurks. Will he face brainwashing or even vaporization, which Big Brother has in store for dissenters and regime opponents? George Orwell's dystopia, 1984, has lost none of its urgency and relevance even over 70 years after its first publication. His nightmarish vision of the totalitarian surveillance state of Oceania, where people live under constant scrutiny by an all-knowing government, is more relevant today than ever.