The Common Reader Program utilizes a single text across disciplines to reinforce the core curriculum's goals and to provide students with multiple, scaffolded opportunities to hone transferable skills. Common Reader aims to build bridges across campus departments, organizations, faculty, staff, and students throughout sustained community engagement with a common book. The book opens up opportunities for critical conversations across disciplines, classrooms, and campus activities.
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1984: The Graphic Novel
By George Orwell
Illustrated by Fido Nesti
In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.
With evocative, immersive art from Fido Nesti, this vision of George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece provides a new perspective for longtime fans but is also an accessible entry point for young readers and adults who have yet to discover the iconic story that is still so relevant today.
Cover copy. (2021).1984: The graphic novel. Mariner Books.
