A terrible waking dream. The fragile world is shattered. An hourglass and time that cannot be returned, corrected or rewritten. Every grain of sand becomes part of eternity, history. Nostalgia for a country that no longer exists. Irretrievably lost home for many people. A grief that cannot be measured for others. Rocket attacks on civilians, propaganda, terrorizing independent media and the opposition. Orwell's revived novel. The nuclear threat.