Notes on Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-four -

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Biographie:
Nukki Moustaki holds an M.A. in English and American Literature from New York University and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Indiana.

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Life and Background of the Author. Introduction to the Novel. Critical Commentaries. PART ONE: Chapter I. Chapter II. Chapter III. Chapter IV. Chapter V. Chapters VI and VII. Chapter VIII. PART TWO: Chapters II and III. Chapters V and VI. Chapters VII and VIII. Chapters IX and X. PART THREE: Chapters IV and V. Chapter VI. Character Analyses. Critical Essays. CliffsNotes Review. CliffsNotes Resource Center. Index.