Nineteen Eighty-Four received number 13 on the editor's list for Modern Library's 100 Best Novels in 1995.
Nineteen Eighty-Four , often published as 1984 , is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell . It was awarded a place on both lists of Modern Library 100 Best Novels , reaching number 13 on the editor 's list , and 6 on the readers ' list .