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January 27, 2017

George Orwell's "1984" Becomes Best-Seller After Trump Takes Office
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And George Orwell's "1984" has become a best-seller in the days after
President Trump took office. Penguin, the publisher, reports a 9,500
percent sales increase since last Friday, the day of Trump's
inauguration. The classic dystopian work introduced the world to the
terms "Big Brother," "thought police," "newspeak" and
"doublethink"-words that many are finding have new meaning under the
Trump administration. To hear a reading of "1984," click here.


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