1984

The novel 1984 achieved great success worldwide and was selected as one of the top 100 novels and translated into more than 60 languages. The events of the novel 1984 take place in the (future) in the city of London in 1984, where Winston Smith is a 39-year-old employee working at the Ministry of Truth, meaning he is a journalist monitored by police officers and watched by his neighbors, even though he is not a criminal and not pursued. However, surveillance is a form of involuntary behavior carried out by neighbors against their neighbors. Therefore, Smith becomes under the watch of O'Brien, his friend and a member of the Party who closely monitors him. Translation: Anou Al-Shami