George Orwell's dystopian novel from 1949 is one of the most important works of the 20th century. The official Winston Smith records the living conditions in the surveillance dictatorship of Oceania in his secret diary. When he begins an affair with his young colleague Julia and the two make contact with an underground organization that aims to put an end to the rule of "Big Brother," fate takes its course. A classic that seems highly relevant again in the 21st century – newly translated by Holger Hanowell and available for the first time in the Universal Library.