Written in 1949 by British author George Orwell while he lay dying of tuberculosis, the book chronicles12 the grim future of a society robbed of free will, privacy and truth.

该书由英国作家乔治·奥威尔1949年所著，当时奥威尔因患肺结核，卧病在床，已病入膏肓。书中记述了一个没有自由意志、没有个人隐私、没有真理存在的社会的灰暗前景。