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Originally Posted by Pablo
I first heard of 1984 and Orwell when I was 18, in my English class (I live in Argentina). A lesson reproduced the start of the first chapter of 1984. I found it fascinating, and some years later I read the novel in spanish. The translation was very poor (but how can you translate the "newspeak" parts and appendice?). I re-read 1984 in english (got it from PG Australia) recently.
I consider 1984 one of the best novels ever written. I don't understand why it is classified as "Science Fiction", though.
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Others have addressed this somewhat, but I think their answers don't cover why the novel should be considered Science Fiction.
Science Fiction, unlike some other genres tends to have many potential conventions but few if any mandatory ones. That being said, 1984 includes many of the genre conventions that are common in Science Fiction Literature.
1. From the date of publication, the novel takes place in the future.
2. Not yet invented technology is integral to the plot.
3. It portrays a society that the Author believes could develop from an existing society.
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Bill