María José Martín Pinto (Translator)

1984 takes place in London: its protagonist, Winston Smith, decides to rebel against a totalitarian government that controls each of the movements of its citizens and punishes even those who commit crimes with thought. Aware of the terrible consequences that dissent can bring, Winston joins the ambiguous Brotherhood through leader O'Brien. However, our protagonist comes to understand that neither the Brotherhood nor O'Brien are what they seem, and that rebellion may be an unattainable goal.

Orwell advanced in this dystopian fiction novel of 1949 many elements of today's society: technological dependence, disinformation and manipulation of facts, control of our data and our life of a vigilant state, cameras everywhere, social networks and the promotion of hatred ... All this is written in this novel. For its magnificent analysis of power and the relationships and dependencies it creates in individuals, 1984 is one of the most disturbing and engaging novels of the twentieth century.