George Orwell's great dystopian classic in a masterful new translation. In 1948, after three years of work, George Orwell completed his final novel, which would make him world-famous: "1984" depicts a world where a totalitarian surveillance state dictates the lives of people down to the last detail. What Orwell saw as a threatening perspective, alongside the Soviet reality, has long since become a reality today, although it is not (only) governments but primarily corporations that eavesdrop on us and influence our lives. Frank Heibert presents a bold and confident text with his new translation, justifying the designation of a translational masterpiece - the definitive edition of "1984" for the 21st century.