1985 (Dalos novel)
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| Author | György Dalos |
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| Language | Hungarian, English |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
Publication date | 1983 |
| ISBN | 0394537807 |
| Preceded by | 1984 |
1985 is a sequel to George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four.[1]
Written by Hungarian author György Dalos, originally published in 1983, this novel begins with the death of Big Brother and reflects an intermediate period between 1984 and a more optimistic future characterized with a decline in orthodoxy of the totalitarian system, struggles of the ensuing powers and the near destruction of the Oceania air force by Eurasia.[2][3]
Significance
[edit]Critic Pat Harrington found the novel's emphasis on the Thought Police embracing a kind of "openness" and pressuring Party cliques through public opinion to be a prescient look at what Mikhail Gorbachev was to attempt in the former Soviet Union with glasnost and perestroika.[4] Rather than ruling by fear, the secret police would attempt to control "the public sphere," bringing people to their cause of their own free will.
Reception
[edit]The novel has received several reviews, including in English in the Fantasy Review by Brian Stableford. and in French in SFère by Marcel Becker.[5]
The novel was a nominee for the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award in 1988 and 1999.[5]
Translations
[edit]The novel has been translated to English[5] and several other languages.In other languages the book is named
- 1985: Un récit historique, Hong Kong, 2036
- 1985: A Historical Report (Hongkong 2036)
- 1985: történelmi jelentés
- Neunzehnhundertfünfundachzig: Ein historischer Bericht (in German)
References
[edit]- ^ Dalos, György (1983). 1985: What Happens After Big Brother Dies. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780394537801.
- ^ "1985". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ goodthinkful (3 March 2009). "1985: What Happens After Big Brother Dies". We are the Dead. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ Harrington, Pal (30 December 2014). "Review: 1985 – A Sequel to George Orwell's 1984 by Gyorgy Dalos". CounterCultureUK.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Title: 1985". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
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