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Nineteen Eighty-Four
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1949 dystopian novel by George Orwell
This article is about the 1949 novel by George Orwell. For the year, see 1984. For other uses, see 1984 (disambiguation). Not to be confused with 1Q84. Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel 
First edition cover
Author
George Orwell
Cover artist
Michael Kennar
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Genre
Dystopian, political fiction, social science fiction
Set in
London, Airstrip One, Oceania
Publisher
Secker & Warburg
Publication date
8 June 1949 (1949-06-08)
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages
328
Awards
NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
OCLC
470015866
Dewey Decimal
823.912[1]
Preceded by
Animal Farm 
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopiansocial science fictionnovel by the English novelist George Orwell(the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburgas Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Fourcentres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. [ 2][3]Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. [