Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949)
0.4111Canon Score · ranked #13 all time
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About the book
Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel, often referred to as 1984, is a dystopian social science fiction novel by the English novelist George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair). It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, Nineteen Eighty-Four centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation
Why it ranks #13
Every list on which Nineteen Eighty-Four appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| BBC 100 Stories That Shaped the World | Major international poll | #4 / 100 |
| BBC Big Read Top 200 (2003) | Editorial list | #8 / 200 |
| Le Monde 100 Books of the Century | Critics' canon | #22 / 100 |
| OCLC/WorldCat Top 500 Novels (2019) | Editorial list | #86 / 500 |
| The Novel 100 (Burt) | Editorial list | #91 / 100 |
| Bokklubben World Library (2002) | Major international poll | Selected |
| Guardian 1000 Novels (2009) | Critics' canon | Selected |
| Observer 100 Greatest Novels (2003) | Editorial list | Selected |