"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." Hidden in the depths of the Records Department in the vast building of the Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skillfully rewrites articles from older newspapers, altering news so that the historical record is in complete agreement with the Party's line.

The gaze of Big Brother watches him from every poster, the Thought Police expose any act of treason. However, inside him, Winston rebels against this totalitarian regime that demands absolute submission and controls every aspect of life through nightmarish screens and the unblinking eye of Big Brother – the symbolic leader of the Party.

Yearning for freedom, Winston finds love in the person of Julia, and new perspectives awaken within him. And while police helicopters endlessly circle overhead, Winston and Julia begin to question the Party. Yet Big Brother does not tolerate dissent – not even thoughts that remain unexpressed.

1984 is the chilling vision of a totalitarian future where everyone and everything is captive to a tyrannical regime. This dystopian masterpiece is perhaps the most important book of the twentieth century and more relevant today than any other book one can think of.