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Sales Of Orwell’s “1984” Surge After Conway’s “Alternative Facts”

WORDS Posted: January 24, 2017 2:32 pm

“Sales of George Orwell’s dystopian drama 1984 have soared after Kellyanne Conway, adviser to the reality-TV-star-turned-president, Donald Trump, used the phrase “alternative facts” in an interview. As of Tuesday, the book was the sixth best-selling book on Amazon.”

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WORDS Published: 01.23.17

Read the story in The Guardian Published: 01.23.17

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