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-'''Nineteen Eighty-Four''' is a novel by [[George Orwell]] in what is now called the [[dystopia]]n genre.
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-It was originally to be titled "The Last Man in Europe," but the title was changed at the publisher's suggestion. It is often suggested that "eighty-four" is a reversal of "forty-eight," the year in which the book was written, but this has never been confirmed.
-Orwell was influenced by Jack London's novel ''The Iron Heel,'' and Yevgeny Zamyatin's ''We.''
-describes an [[alternate history]] in which Oceania is at war with [[Eurasia]]. The book describes a dystopia where everyone is watched where the government controls nearly all aspects of individuals' lives.
-The [[protagonist]], Winston Smith, works in the Ministry of Truth, altering records to fit the Party's current view of history. However, Smith grows to gradually disagree with the Party and what it stands for. Eventually, he and his lover Julia are captured by the thought police and tortured to the point where they once again love the party.