“He who controls the past controls the future: He who controls the present controls the past.”
Hidden in the depths of the Records Department in the vast building of the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skillfully rewrites articles from old newspapers, changes news, so that the historical record is in full agreement with the Party's line. Big Brother's gaze watches him from every poster, the Thought Police bring to light every act of treason. However, inside him, Winston rebels against this totalitarian regime that demands absolute submission and controls every aspect of life through nightmarish telescreens and the unblinking eye of Big Brother – the symbolic leader of the Party.
Longing for freedom, Winston finds love in the face of Julia and new perspectives awaken within him. And while police helicopters circle incessantly above them, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party. However, Big Brother does not tolerate dissent – not even those that remain as thoughts and are not expressed.
1984 is the terrifying vision of a totalitarian future where everyone and everything is bound by a tyrannical regime. This dystopian masterpiece is perhaps the most important book of the twentieth century and more relevant today than any other book one can think of.