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First published 1949. Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Inwardly he rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in. He discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal. Winner of the Prometheus Award, 1984. Waterstones Books of the Century, 1997 - Number 2. BBC Best Loved Novel 2003. Dystopia: a vision of a society with miserable conditions of life resulting in widespread unhappiness, suffering and pain.