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George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four returned to Portland library after 65 years

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George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four returned to Portland library after 65 years

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George Orwell's 1984 returned to Portland library after 65 years

Man returns George Orwell's dystopian novel to library decades late because of its relevance today.

This book and also Brave New World should be on every school curriculum.

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I would say that is accurate but he also did get to see the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. Animal Farm on the other hand.

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