1984

The novel tells the story of Winston Smith, who lives in a society that follows a totalitarian ideology propagated by The Party. In this repressive world, Big Brother controls everything, telescreens see everything, police helicopters circle overhead all the time, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal, the Ministry of Love deals with pain and despair, the Ministry of Peace wages war and dissent-even in the mind-is not tolerated. Despite all this, in his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow worker Julia, but soon discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal.

The terrifying glimpse into a future that Orwell gives us. in 1984, where everyone is a slave to a tyrannical regime has made it perhaps one of the most influential books of the 20th century.