1985 (Dalos novel)

1983 novel by György Dalos

1985: What Happens After Big Brother Dies

Author| György Dalos
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

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ Dalos, György (1983). 1985: What Happens After Big Brother Dies. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780394537801.
2. ^ "1985". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
3. ^ goodthinkful (3 March 2009). "1985: What Happens After Big Brother Dies". We are the Dead. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
4. ^ Harrington, Pal (30 December 2014). "Review: 1985 – A Sequel to George Orwell's 1984 by Gyorgy Dalos". CounterCultureUK.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Title: 1985". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

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