"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
This is the opening sentence of the most influential novel of the century, in English or in any of the sixty or more languages which boast a translation. It is difficult to think of a book which has had a more ferocious impact on the culture and language. Its images have taken root at all levels, and here these images are interpreted by the artist Alex Williamson in collaboration with the graphic designer Robbie Mahoney.
"Nineteen Eight-Four" has been described as chilling, absorbing, satiricall, momentous, prophetic and terrifying. It is all these things and more. This illustrated edition is a celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Orwell's masterpieces.
