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Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four

1949 CE · United Kingdom, Europe · Culture

Orwell publishes Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four is a dystopian and speculative fiction novel by the English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final completed book. Thematically, it centres on totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours.

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