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Books like 1984

1984 by George Orwell is about totalitarianism, surveillance, language and power. If that's what drew you in, here are 6 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.

  1. Brave New World
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    Brave New World

    Aldous Huxley · Literary fiction

    In the World State of 632 A.F.

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  2. Animal Farm
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    Animal Farm

    George Orwell · Literary fiction

    When the animals of Manor Farm drive out their human farmer and establish a republic governed by the principle that all animals are equal, the revolution feels like liberation.

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  3. Fahrenheit 451
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    Fahrenheit 451

    Ray Bradbury · Science fiction

    Guy Montag is a fireman — which in Bradbury's future means a person who starts fires rather than puts them out.

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  4. The Origins of Totalitarianism
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    The Origins of Totalitarianism

    Hannah Arendt · History

    Hannah Arendt published The Origins of Totalitarianism in 1951, just six years after the end of World War II.

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  5. Man's Search for Meaning
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    Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor E. Frankl · Psychology

    Man's Search for Meaning is Viktor Frankl's account of his years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and the psychological theory he developed from that experience.

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  6. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
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    21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    Yuval Noah Harari · Philosophy

    Where Sapiens traced humanity's past and Homo Deus speculated about its future, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century plants itself in the present.

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