Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell | 1984

"1984," a dystopian novel by George Orwell, explores the dangers of a totalitarian government and the suppression of individual freedom. The story, set in the imagined totalitarian state of Oceania, follows Winston Smith as he rebels against the oppressive Party and its all-powerful leader, Big Brother. The novel highlights themes of surveillance, propaganda, manipulation of truth, and the erosion of privacy.