1984: English-Chinese Translation

Author: Orwell
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: This book, published in 1949, immediately caused a sensation, with readers eagerly seeking copies. Within a year, it sold 45,000 copies in the UK and over 170,000 in the U.S. Soon after, it was translated into over 20 languages, including German, French, Italian, Russian, and Japanese. This world-renowned masterpiece has been reprinted hundreds of times and has sold over 10 million copies. To this day, it continues to be reprinted annually to meet the insatiable demand of countless readers. Every literate Chinese person, every person with a conscience, and every Chinese person who aspires to wisdom should read this book.
The satirical novel 1984 holds a unique and significant place in English literary history. Has there ever been a book where the author's name became a term? Yes, that term is "1984," which stands for "totalitarian state" or "the day the future world falls under totalitarian rule." Has there ever been a book where the author's name became a term? Yes, that term is "Orwellian" (Orwellian, as depicted by Orwell) and "OR-WELLISM" (the totalitarian ruling style depicted by Orwell), which frequently appears in the writings of journalists reporting on international news. Has there ever been a book where a character became a term? Yes, that character is "BIGBROTHER" (Big Brother) from 1984.
The terms "DOUBLETHINK" (doublethink) and "NEWSPEAK" (newspeak), created by Orwell in the novel 1984, have long been included in authoritative English dictionaries. This is, if not entirely unprecedented in literary history, at least extremely rare.

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