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This is the story of Winston Smith, his job in the Ministry of Truth, and his degradation by the totalitarian government of Oceania.<br />
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It has been translated into sixty-two languages, and has deeply impressed itself in the English language.<br />
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The adjective "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Orwellian</span><!--bold-->" describes actions and organizations characteristic of Oceania, the totalitarian society depicted in the novel, and the phrase "<span style="font-weight: bold;">Big Brother is watching you</span><!--bold-->" refer to invasive surveillance.<br />
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In turn, <span style="font-style: italic;">Nineteen Eighty-Four</span><!--italic--> has been seen as subversive and politically dangerous and thus been banned by libraries in many countries. Along with <span style="font-style: italic;">Brave New World</span><!--italic-->, by Aldous Huxley, and <span style="font-style: italic;">Fahrenheit 45</span><!--italic-->1, by Ray Bradbury, it is among the most famous dystopias in literature.<br />
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