Author: George Orwell
Year: 1949
Type: NOVEL
Webpage 1: http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/books/1984.htm
Language: English
Wikipedia Entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
ISFDB Record Number: 15862
Synopsis: The story of Winston Smith and his degradation by the dystopian totalitarian state in which he lives.
User Rating: 8.72 VOTE
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Variant Titles:
- 1984 (1949) - George Orwell
- 1984 [German] (1950) - George Orwell
- Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig [German] (1950) - George Orwell
- 1984 [Italian] (1973) - George Orwell
- 1984 [German] (1984) - George Orwell
- 1984 [Hungarian] (1989) - George Orwell
Awards:
- 1975 Locus Poll Award - All-Time Best Novel (Place: 41)
- 1983 Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel (Nomination)
- 1984 Prometheus Award - Hall of Fame Award for Best Classic Libertarian SF Novel (Win)
- 1987 Locus Poll Award - All-Time Best SF Novel (Place: 34)
- 1998 Locus Poll Award - All-Time Best SF Novel before 1990 (Place: 21)
Publications:
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jun 1949, George Orwell, publ. Secker & Warburg, 10/6, 312pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jun 1949, George Orwell, publ. Harcourt, Brace & Company, $3.00, 314pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1950, George Orwell, publ. Secker & Warburg, 10/6, 312pp, hc)
- Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig, (1950, George Orwell, publ. Diana, DM 13.80, 355pp, hc)
- Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig, (1950, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein, S 48.00, 350pp, hc)
- 1984, (Jul 1950, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Oct 1950, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #798, $0.25, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Nov 1950, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Feb 1951, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Apr 1951, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1952, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Aug 1952, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Dec 1952, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1953, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Dec 1953, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1954, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, #972, 2/-, 251pp, pb)
- 1984, (Aug 1954, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Oct 1954, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1955, George Orwell, publ. Signet, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1956, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #S798, $0.35, 237pp, pb)
- 1984, (Apr 1959, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #D1640, $0.50, 256pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- 1984, (Feb 1960, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #D1640, $0.50, 256pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- 1984, (Jul 1960, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #D1640, $0.50, 256pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- 1984, (Aug 1961, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (Jul 1963, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (Mar 1964, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (Sep 1964, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (1966, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1971, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £0.35, 251pp, pb) Cover: William Roberts - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1973, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £0.35, 251pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1973, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £0.35, 251pp, pb) Cover: William Roberts - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (Apr 1973, George Orwell, publ. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (Oscar #454), #10819-1, 750 Lit, 342pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1974, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £0.45, 221pp, pb) Cover: William Roberts - [VERIFIED]
- Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig, (1974, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #3253), 282pp, pb)
- Neunzehnhundertvierundachtzig, (1979, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #3253), 3-548-03253-2, DM 7.80, 280+[1]pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1980, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein (Ullstein Bücher #3253), 3-548-03253-2, DM 7.80, 280+[1]pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (1983, George Orwell, publ. Plume, 0-452-26293-3, $9.95, 267pp, tp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1983, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £1.95, 268pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (1983, George Orwell, publ. Diogenes (detebe-Klassiker #21087), 3-257-21087-6, 345pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Sep 1983, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Permanent Penguins), 0-14-016008-6, £2.95, 268pp, tp)
- 1984, (1984, George Orwell, publ. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 0-15-166038-7, $12.95, 314pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (A Critical Edition with Annotations), (1984, George Orwell, publ. Clarendon Press, 0-19-818521-9, £17.95, xi+460pp, hc)
- 1984, (1984, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein, 3-550-06378-4, DM 20.00, 314pp, tp)
- 1984, (Jan 1984, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51984-1, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (May 1984, George Orwell, publ. Ullstein (Ozeanische Bibliothek 1984 #20456), 3-548-20456-2, DM 8.80, 319+[1]pp, pb) Cover: Theodor Bayer-Eynck - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jun 1985, George Orwell, publ. Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 0-7089-8027-9, $13.00, 428pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1987, George Orwell, publ. Secker & Warburg, 0-436-35031-9, £12.95, 341pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1989, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-018234-9, £4.50, 326pp, tp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1992, George Orwell, publ. Alfred A. Knopf (Everyman's Library), 0-679-41739-7, $17.00, xlii+325pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1992, George Orwell, publ. The Easton Press (The Masterpieces of Science Fiction), xiii+314pp, hc)
- 1984, (1996, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52493-4, $5.95, 268pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (1996, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52493-4, $7.95, 328pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1996, George Orwell, publ. Secker & Warburg, 0-436-20424-X, £6.99, 314pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Sep 1998, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-027877-X, £8.99, 336pp, pb)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (1999, George Orwell, publ. Secker & Warburg, 0-436-41055-9, £20.00, 245pp, hc) Cover: Alex Williamson , Robbie Mahoney
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Oct 1999, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-118295-4, 352pp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Feb 2000, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics), 0-14-118247-4, £7.99, xx+325pp, tp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Mar 2000, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Student Edition), 0-14-081774-3, £5.99, xv+329pp, tp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Apr 2000, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Audiobooks, 0-14-180191-3, £20.00, audio cassette)
- 1984, (Jan 2001, George Orwell, publ. Topeka Bindery, 0-613-44782-4, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (May 2003, George Orwell, publ. Plume, 0-452-28423-6, $14.00, 339pp, tp)
- Animal Farm / 1984, (Jun 2003, George Orwell, publ. Harcourt, 0-15-101026-9, $22.00, xiv+385pp, hc, omni)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jun 2003, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 0-14-118735-2, £8.99, 384pp, tp)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Dec 2003, George Orwell, publ. Harcourt Brace / SFBC, $10.99, 314pp, hc)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jan 2004, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 0-14-118776-X, £8.99, xx+325pp, tp)
- 1984, (Mar 2005, George Orwell, publ. Destino Ediciones, 987-580-002-3, $11.05, tp)
- Animal Farm / 1984, (May 2008, George Orwell, publ. Science Fiction Book Club, 978-0-7394-9352-6, $12.99, xiv+385pp, hc, omni)
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jul 2008, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 978-0-14-103614-4, £7.99, 336pp, pb)
- 1984, (2009, George Orwell, publ. Európa Könyvkiadó (Hungary), 978-963-07-8812-0, Ft 2700, 342pp, hc)
- 1984, (2011, George Orwell, publ. Heyne (Meisterwerke der Science Fiction), 3-550-06378-4, € 8.95, [2]+392+[1]pp, pb) Cover: Arndt Drechsler - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (Jan 2013, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Classics), 978-0-14-139304-9, £7.99, 368pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-52493-4, $4.95, 268pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CQ552, $0.95, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CW942, $1.50, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CE1218, $1.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51800-4, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51984-1, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51984-1, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51984-1, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51865-9, $3.50, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51984-1, $2.95, 268pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CT311, $0.75, 267pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, #CP100, $0.60, 267pp, pb)
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #D1640, $0.50, 256pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet, #D1640, $0.50, 256pp, pb) Cover: Paul Lehr
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Signet Classic / New American Library, 0-451-51218-9, $1.75, 267pp, pb) - [VERIFIED]
- 1984, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich / BCE, 0-15-166038-7, 314pp, hc) - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-012671-6, £5.99, viii+326pp, pb) Cover: Christopher Corr - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 978-0-14-103614-4, £7.99, viii+325pp, pb) Cover: Shepard Fairey - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books, 0-14-000972-8, £2.99, 247pp, pb) Cover: Christopher Corr - [VERIFIED]
- Nineteen Eighty-Four, (date unknown, George Orwell, publ. Penguin Books (Penguin Modern Classics), 0-14-118247-4, £7.99, xxi+326pp, tp) Cover: Philippa Bogle - [VERIFIED]
Reviews:
- Review by Robert Bloch (1949) in The Arkham Sampler, Autumn 1949 , reprinted in:
- The Arkham Sampler: A Facsimile Edition, (2010)
- Review by Frederik Pohl (1949) in Super Science Stories, November 1949
- Review by Charles Recour (1949) in Amazing Stories, December 1949
- Review by uncredited (1950) in Fantasy Book, Vol. 1, No. 6
- Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1950) in Astounding Science Fiction, October 1950
- Review by Forrest J. Ackerman (1950) in Marvel Science Stories, November 1950
- Review by uncredited (1951) in Startling Stories, March 1951
- Review by Joseph H. Crawford, Jr. and James J. Donahue and Donald M. Grant (1953) in '333': A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel
- Review by Damon Knight (1954) in In Search of Wonder, (1974)
- Review by Basil Davenport (1959) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, February 1959
- Review by Anthony Burgess (1978) in 1985 , reprinted in:
- 1985, (1978)
- 1985, (1982)
- 1985, (1983)
- 1985, (1984)
- Heyne Science Fiction Magazin, #9, (1984)
- Review [German] by Anthony Burgess (1982) in 1985 , reprinted in:
- 1985, (1983)
- 1985, (1984)
- Heyne Science Fiction Magazin, #9, (1984)
- Review [German] by Manfred Bieler (1983) in Orwells Jahr - Ist die Zukunft von gestern die Gegenwart von heute?
- Review [German] by Irving Howe (1983) in Orwells Jahr - Ist die Zukunft von gestern die Gegenwart von heute?
- Review [German] by Brian W. Aldiss (1983) in Orwells Jahr - Ist die Zukunft von gestern die Gegenwart von heute?
- Review [German] by Michael Nagula (1984) in Heyne Science Fiction Magazin, #9
- Review by Frank Catalano (1984) in Amazing Science Fiction, May 1984
- Review by Richard D. Erlich (1984) in Fantasy Review, October 1984
- Review by David Pringle (1985) in Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels , reprinted in:
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1985)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1986)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1987)
- Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, (1997)
- Review by Lucius Shepard (2005) in Horror: Another 100 Best Books
- Review by Stephen E. Andrews and Nick Rennison (2006) in 100 Must-Read Science Fiction Novels, (2007)
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