George Orwell

In the 1930s, commissioned by a left-wing book club, Orwell went to the industrial areas of northern England to investigate and record the real situation of the working class. Orwell did more than just investigate; he went down to the deepest part of the mine, lived in dilapidated and filthy workers' houses, and used the tip of his pen to vividly reveal every aspect of the coal miners' lives. Reading today, 80 years later, Still shockingly true. The despair and poverty conveyed by this picture have a terrifying power that transcends time and national boundaries. At the same time, the Road to Wigan Pier is also Orwell's road to socialism as he examines his own inner self. Born in the British middle class, he recalled how he gradually began to doubt and then hate the strict class barriers that divided British society at that time. Because in his mind, socialism ultimately means only one concept: "justice and freedom."

Set in the days of the Empire, with the British ruling in Burma, Orwell's book describes corruption and imperial bigotry. Flory, a white timber merchant, befriends Dr Veraswami, a black enthusiast for the Empire, whose downfall can only be prevented by membership at an all-white club.

In 1936 George Orwell travelled to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the fight against the Fascists. This famous account describes the war and Orwell’s own experiences. Introduction by Lionel Trilling.

This unusual fictional memoir - in good part autobiographical - narrates without self-pity and often with humor the adventures of a penniless British writer among the down-and-outs of two great cities. The Parisian episode is fascinating for its expose of the kitchens of posh French restaurants, where the narrator works at the bottom of the culinary echelon as dishwasher, or plongeur. In London, while waiting for a job, he experiences the world of tramps, street people, and free lodging houses. In the tales of both cities we learn some sobering Orwellian truths about poverty and of society.

Publisher's summary From the age of uniformity. From the age of solitude and doublethink. From the age of Big Brother. From me, Winston Smith. Greetings. It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel. Starring Andrew Garfield as Winston, Cynthia Erivo as Julia, Andrew Scott as the alluring, mysterious O’Brien, and featuring Tom Hardy as Big Brother, Audible presents a new dramatization of George Orwell’s classic tale. An immersive listening experience like none you’ve heard before, at a time when it has all never felt more chillingly relevant. Featuring a haunting original score composed by Muse’s lead singer and songwriter Matthew Bellamy and Ilan Eshkeri, recorded by the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, the production is directed by BAFTA Award winner Destiny Ekaragha, produced in Dolby Atmos by Granny Eats Wolf, and dramatised by Olivier Award nominated writer Joe White. Also starring Chukwudi Iwuji, Romesh Ranganathan, Natasia Demetriou, Francesca Mills, Alex Lawther and Katie Leung. Featuring Ian Abeysekera, Rachel Atkins, Grace Baker, Joanna Brookes, Clare Corbett, Doug Devaney, Imogen Front, Sam Garioch, Raj Ghatak, Frances Jeater, Mason Moore, Yasmin Mwanza, Harry Myers, Kaelum Nelson, John Sackville, Sienna Sangha, Sam Stafford, Jo Troy, Jenny White, Sarah Whitehouse & Alix Wilton Regan This adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 is an immersive listening experience, containing scenes that some may find uncomfortable. Listener discretion is advised. Available in Dolby Atmos.

"В романі алегорично відображено події під час становлення та існування епохи Сталінізму перед Другою світовою війною. Орвелл, будучи за переконаннями соціал-демократом, та членом Незалежної лейбористської партії, критично ставився до Йосипа Сталіна та до керованої з Москви політики комуністичних партій після спостереження за роботою НКВС під час громадянської війни в Іспанії. Ніґель Колі описав вплив Голодомору та його заперечення Дюранті на «Колгосп тварин». На його думку, фермер «пан Джонс», названий на честь британського журналіста Ґарета Джоунса, який першим під власним іменем оприлюднив повідомлення про Голодомор в західній пресі."

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell’s 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. “Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.”— The New Yorker   In 1984 , London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. Lionel Trilling said of Orwell’s masterpiece “ 1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present.” Though the year 1984 now exists in the past, Orwell’s novel remains an urgent call for the individual willing to speak truth to power.

Orwells Meisterwerk der politischen Satire mit dem geflügelten Resümee: Alle Tiere sind gleich, aber einige Tiere sind gleicher als andere. Dem Roman liegt die Überzeugung zugrunde, daß alle Revolutionen letzten Endes nur eine Verschiebung im Kaleidoskop der Macht herbeiführen, daß die Grunstrukturder Gesellschaft aber immer die gleiche bleibe. Dieser Pessimismus zeigt, daß die Farm der Tiere mehr ist als nur eine Satire auf die kommunistische Revolution in Sowjetrußland. Die Satire zielt nicht nur auf den einmaligen historischen Tatbestand, sondern auf jede Revolution überhaupt, deren Ursachen und Antriebe, deren Versagen und endliche Verkehrung ins Gegenteil Orwell an einem animalischen Staatswesen demonstriert.

Eines Nachts versammeln sich alle Tiere vom "Herrenhof" in der großen Scheune, um Old Major zu lauschen. Der preisgekrönte alte Eber hatte einen Traum, in dem die Tiere der Farm das Joch der Unterdrückung abschütteln und nicht mehr nur für den unfähigen und ständig betrunkenen Bauer Jones arbeiten zu müssen. Er zeichnet ihnen eine blühende Zukunft und ruft sie zur Rebellion auf, doch kann er selbst nicht sagen, wann diese erfolgen wird. Ebenso lehrt er sie das mitreißende und visionäre Lied "Tiere von England". Kurz darauf stirbt Old Major, und es scheint, als nähme alles weiterhin seinen gewohnten Lauf. Doch die Schweine, die als die intelligentesten Tiere der Farm gelten, arbeiten die Lehren Old Majors zu einem Denksystem aus. Und eines Tages passiert etwas ...

From the age of uniformity. From the age of solitude and doublethink. From the age of Big Brother. From me, Winston Smith. Greetings. It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel. Starring Andrew Garfield as Winston, Cynthia Erivo as Julia, Andrew Scott as the alluring, mysterious O’Brien, and featuring Tom Hardy as Big Brother, Audible presents a new dramatization of George Orwell’s classic tale. An immersive listening experience like none you’ve heard before, at a time when it has all never felt more chillingly relevant. Featuring a haunting original score composed by Muse’s lead singer and songwriter Matthew Bellamy and Ilan Eshkeri, recorded by the London Metropolitan Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios, the production is directed by BAFTA Award winner Destiny Ekaragha, produced in Dolby Atmos by Granny Eats Wolf, and dramatised by Olivier Award nominated playwright Joe White. Also starring Chukwudi Iwuji, Romesh Ranganathan, Natasia Demetriou, Francesca Mills, Alex Lawther and Katie Leung. Featuring Ian Abeysekera, Rachel Atkins, Grace Baker, Joanna Brookes, Clare Corbett, Doug Devaney, Imogen Front, Sam Garioch, Raj Ghatak, Frances Jeater, Mason Moore, Yasmin Mwanza, Harry Myers, Kaelum Nelson, John Sackville, Sienna Sangha, Sam Stafford, Jo Troy, Jenny White, Sarah Whitehouse & Alix Wilton Regan. This adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 is an immersive listening experience, containing scenes that some may find uncomfortable. Listener discretion is advised.

Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin. Contents: "Why I Write", first published 1946 "The Lion and the Unicorn", first published 1940 "A Hanging", first published 1931 "Politics and the English Language", first published 1946

In this essay, Orwell discusses the notion of nationalism, and argues that it causes people to disregard common sense and become more ignorant towards factuality. Orwell shows his concern for the social state of Europe, and in a broader sense, the entire world, due to an increasing amount of influence of nationalistic sentiment occurring throughout a large number of countries.

Books v. Cigarettes --- Bookshop Memories --- Confessions of a Book Reviewer--- The Prevention of Literature --- My Country Right or Left --- How the Poor Die ---Such, Such Were the Joys. Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.

Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.

Two modern classics in one volume. George Orwell is one of the finest and most influential writers of the twentieth century. Here in one volume, are two of his best-known works of electrifying political fiction, 1984 and Animal Farm.Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party and the omnipresent Big Brother control the people of Oceania. But a seed of rebellion has begun to grow in Winston’s heart – one that could have devastating consequences.The animals of Manor Farm have tired of Farmer Jones. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revolutionary plans, the animals are convinced they can thrive on their own. But as the pigs vie for power, they begin to bear an uncanny resemblance to the very tyrants they had overthrown …Captivating readers since the mid-twentieth century, the enduring popularity of 1984 and Animal Farm are testament to Orwell’s powerful, prophetic prose.

Cansados da exploração a que os humanos os sujeitam, os animais revoltam-se e tomam o poder na Quinta do Infantado. Libertos da escravatura, organizam-se sob uma única lei: todos os animais são iguais. Rapidamente, no entanto, começam a surgir abusos de poder e os ideais da revolução são esquecidos. Após a sua experiência na Guerra Civil de Espanha, George Orwell quis alertar para a forma como a União Soviética de Estaline estava a corromper os ideais socialistas. Fê-lo através desta fábula distópica, projectando nos animais as inclinações mais obscuras das sociedades humanas.

Když George Orwell vydal v roce 1949 dystopický román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři, získala nejen anglická, ale i světová literatura dílo nadané neobyčejnou intelektuální vizí. Britská společnost žije v roce 1984 pod neprůstřelnou nadvládou všemocné Strany, hlavní hrdina Winston Smith se potácí ve všeobecné mizérii a zmůže se na jedinou formu odporu: vede si tajný podvratný deník. Naděje na změnu se mu naskytne, když se seznámí s mladou, vzpurnou Julií – nejprve oba pouze sní o boji proti systému, ale nakonec seberou odvahu a připojí se ke stínovému hnutí odporu. George Orwell přesně a pronikavě popisuje manipulaci, špiclování, tělesné mučení i psychický teror, které jsou všem totalitním režimům z podstaty vlastní. V osobní rovině se však dotýká také niternějších témat, jako je láska, důvěra a zrada, a v abstraktní rovině si klade filozofické otázky o povaze a poznání světa. Román Devatenáct set osmdesát čtyři vychází v novém překladu Petry Martínkové.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, often published as 1984, is a dystopian novel published in 1949 by English author George Orwell.[2][3] The novel is set in Airstrip One (formerly known as Great Britain), a province of the superstate Oceania in a world of perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, and public manipulation. The superstate and its residents are dictated to by a political regime euphemistically named English Socialism, shortened to "Ingsoc" in Newspeak, the government's invented language. The superstate is under the control of the privileged elite of the Inner Party, a party and government that persecutes individualism and independent thinking as "thoughtcrime", which is enforced by the "Thought Police".

Tired of their servitude to man, a group of farm animals revolt and establish their own society, only to be betrayed into worse servitude by their leaders, the pigs, whose slogan becomes: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” Published in 1945, this powerful satire of the Russian Revolution under Stalin remains as vivid and relevant today as it was on its first publication. New Longman Literature titles provide an excellent selection of popular modern fiction and are suitable for 14-18 year olds of all abilities. *Notes and questions are provided at the beginning of each chapter to help guide the student's understanding of the key themes and language. * A programme of study provides practise in skills required at GCSE. * Other new features include an introduction, ideas of further reading and a comprehensive glossary.

London, 1936. Gordon Comstock has declared war on the money god; and Gordon is losing the war. Nearly 30 and "rather moth-eaten already," a poet whose one small book of verse has fallen "flatter than any pancake," Gordon has given up a "good" job and gone to work in a bookshop at half his former salary. Always broke, but too proud to accept charity, he rarely sees his few friends and cannot get the virginal Rosemary to bed because (or so he believes), "If you have no money ... women won't love you." On the windowsill of Gordon's shabby rooming-house room is a sickly but unkillable aspidistra--a plant he abhors as the banner of the sort of "mingy, lower-middle-class decency" he is fleeing in his downward flight. In Keep the Aspidistra Flying, George Orwell has created a darkly compassionate satire to which anyone who has ever been oppressed by the lack of brass, or by the need to make it, will all too easily relate. He etches the ugly insanity of what Gordon calls "the money-world" in unflinching detail, but the satire has a second edge, too, and Gordon himself is scarcely heroic. In the course of his misadventures, we become grindingly aware that his radical solution to the problem of the money-world is no solution at all--that in his desperate reaction against a monstrous system, he has become something of a monster himself. Orwell keeps both of his edges sharp to the very end--a "happy" ending that poses tough questions about just how happy it really is. That the book itself is not sour, but constantly fresh and frequently funny, is the result of Orwell's steady, unsentimental attention to the telling detail; his dry, quiet humor; his fascination with both the follies and the excellences of his characters; and his courageous refusal to embrace the comforts of any easy answer.

"Escrevo porque há uma mentira qualquer que quero denunciar, um facto qualquer para o qual quero chamar a atenção, e a minha preocupação inicial é ser ouvido." Conteúdos: "Porque Escrevo" "A Política e a Língua Inglesa" "Verdade Histórica" "Linguagem Religiosa" "As Fronteiras entre a Arte e a Propaganda" "Literatura e Totalitarismo"

This is an alternate cover edition of Shooting an Elephant. "Shooting an Elephant" is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd 'solely to avoid looking a fool'. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as "My Country Right or Left", "How the Poor Die" and "Such, Such were the Joys", his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys' weeklies, and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative, and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subject.

This volume contains the novels of perhaps the greatest British writer of the twentieth century, including two of the prophetically chilling works of the twentieth century--Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.Orwell was, in Henry James's phrase, "one of those on whom nothing was lost," and "perhaps the 20th century's best chronicler of English culture," The Economist. Orwell clear-sightedly looks at humanity and, in these six highly original novels, shows us what could go terribly wrong.George Orwell's early novels illuminate both his masterpieces, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four and George Orwell himself.After serving six years in the Imperial Police in Burma, Orwell was disgusted by imperialism Burmese Days, based on these years, is the story of a sensitive lonely Englishman in Burma. It is also "a crisp, fierce, and almost boisterous attack on the Anglo-Indian" (New Statesman)."The great fascination of A Clergyman's Daughter is that it is essentially the same plot of Nineteen Eighty-Four ... It's about somebody who is spied upon, and eavesdropped upon, and oppressed by vast exterior forces ... It's a very prophetic novel." (D. J. Taylor, Orwell's biographer)The Aspidistra is a plant that never thrives, but tenaciously survives on British windowsills. It is a metaphor for the life of the British lower-middle class. Keep the Apsidistra Flying is a pointed observation of the British class system which is based on the worship of the Money And now abideth faith, hope, money, these three; but the greatest of these is money. ... Don't you see that a man's whole personality is bound up with his income? His personality is his income. (Orwell, Keep the Apsidistra Flying).Coming up for Air is remarkably prescient. It foresees the scourges of poverty and totalitarianism, and, decades before Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, the destruction of the environment.Orwell wrote Animal Farm in three months in the winter of 1943-4. It was only published in August 1945 because it was seen for what it a critique of Stalin's Soviet Union, which, much to Orwell's disgust, was a strategic ally of the United Kingdom.In his compelling dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, GeorgeOrwell created the world of Big Brother, doublethink, thoughtcrime, Newspeak, Room 101, 2 + 2 = 5, and the memory indeed, a complete "Orwellian" society. In the twenty-first century, in a world of fake news and ubiquitous state and corporate monitoring of citizens, with vast regions under totalitarianism, Nineteen Eighty-Four is even more relevant than when it was written. It is essential reading.This reasonably-priced volume will be a pleasure to anyone with an interest in Orwell.George Orwell (1903-1950)was a leading British writer of the twentieth century. He studied at Wellington College and Eton (1917-1921) where he was a King's Scholar. He followed family tradition and joined the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, until 1927 when, disgusted by imperialism, he resigned to pursue his boyhood dream of being a writer. Orwell, a prolific journalist, essayist, novelist and nonfiction writer, is remembered for his prescient writing and his commitment to truth and clarity of expression. His novels Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four place him at the pinnacle of British literature.

Big Brother is Watching YouCollected here is the ultimate Kindle edition of every full-length work by George Orwell, including the classics 1984 and Animal Farm, as well as 38 of his most notable essays and articles.Included in 1984: A George Orwell Anthology are:The complete text of all six novels, all three full-length nonfiction narratives, and 38 essays of political and literary criticism written by George Orwell, each elegantly formatted for ease of use and enjoyment on your Kindle reader. An individual, active Table of Contents for each section accessible from the Kindle "go to" feature. Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features. A low, can't-say-no price! The Works of George OrwellAll six novels, all three full-length nonfiction works, and thirty-eight of Orwell's most notable essays. Works included:Novels:Burmese Days (1934) A Clergyman's Daughter (1935) Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936) Coming Up for Air (1939) Animal Farm (1945) Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) Narrative Documentaries:Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) The Road to Wigan Pier (1937) Homage to Catalonia (1938) Over 35 Essays, including such classics as:"Shooting an Elephant" "Good Bad Books" "Politics and the English Language" "The Prevention of Literature" "Why I Write" Additional Fan ResourcesAlso included are special features for any Orwell enthusiast, including:A comprehensive list of the many film, television, and media adaptations of the works of George Orwell. Orwell in Pop Culture: works in various media inspired by Animal Farm and 1984. Glossary of Orwellian Terms: over 60 terms and neologisms coined by Orwell, from 'Big Brother' to 'versificator.'

Uma das obras mais contundentes e influentes do século XX ganha nova e definitiva edição com projeto especial e ampla fortuna crítica. Romance incontornável, 1984 continua sendo o livro ao qual nos voltamos sempre que se mutila a verdade, distorce-se a linguagem e viola-se o poder. Nesta nova edição, a obra-prima de George Orwell ganha projeto gráfico especialíssimo ― com uma série de obras da artista brasileira Regina Silveira. O leitor conta também com apresentação do crítico Marcelo Pen e textos de gigantes como Golo Mann, Irving Howe, Raymond Williams, Thomas Pynchon, Homi K. Bhabha, Martha C. Nussbaum, Bernard Crick e George Packer ― ensaios que dão conta da história da recepção crítica do livro desde o ano de seu lançamento, 1949, até hoje, setenta anos depois. Com dezenas de milhões de cópias vendidas em todo o mundo, o romance de Orwell tem como herói o angustiado Winston Smith, refém de um mundo feito de opressão absoluta. Em Oceânia, ter uma mente livre é considerado crime gravíssimo. Numa trama em que os "fatos alternativos" estão por toda parte e a mentira foi institucionalizada, Winston se rebela contra a sociedade totalitária na qual vive; em seu anseio por verdade e liberdade, ele arrisca a vida ao se envolver amorosamente com uma colega de trabalho, Júlia, e com uma organização revolucionária secreta. Normalmente lido como uma distopia, 1984 é também uma sátira, uma profecia, um grito de alerta, um thriller de espionagem, uma extraordinária ficção científica, um terror psicológico, um romance pós-moderno e uma história de amor.

George Bowling este agent de asigurări. Are patruzeci şi cinci de ani, e căsătorit, tată a doi copii, cu rate la bancă, cu o burtă respectabilă şi o proteză dentară pe care abia a înlocuit-o. Războiul bate la uşă, viitorul îl înspăimîntă, iar pînă la goana nebună după mîncare, la soldaţii viermuind ca gîndacii, la poliţia secretă şi la dictatură nu mai e decît un pas. Trebuie să evadeze şi singura scăpare este lumea copilăriei, orăşelul care în mintea lui George apare ca un colţ de rai, liniştit şi senin. Ce va găsi el oare acolo?

„Adevăratul motiv pentru care îl citim pe Orwell este acela că natura lui hibridă l-a făcut să devină extraordinar de sensibil la ruptura – ce se vede pretutindeni – între cum ar trebui să stea lucrurile şi cum stau ele de fapt. El rosteşte ceea ce e de nerostit.” (The Financial Times)

Volumul Despre adevăr reunește texte diverse ale lui George Orwell pe această temă, de la scurte eseuri la articole, de la piese memorialistice la fragmente relevante din romanele autorului. Orwell abordează subiecte ce merg de la onestitatea și moralitatea individuală pînă la libertatea de exprimare și propaganda politică. Gîndirea clară și scepticismul revelator care îi sînt caracteristice reprezintă o apărare perfectă împotriva lumii post-adevăr în care trăim, o lume stăpînită de fake news și confuzie.

As a critic, George Orwell cast a wide net. Equally at home discussing Charles Dickens and Charlie Chaplin, he moved back and forth across the porous borders between essay and journalism, high art and low. A frequent commentator on literature, language, film, and drama throughout his career, Orwell turned increasingly to the critical essay in the 1940s, when his most important experiences were behind him and some of his most incisive writing lay ahead. All Art Is Propaganda follows Orwell as he demonstrates in piece after piece how intent analysis of a work or body of work gives rise to trenchant aesthetic and philosophical commentary."how to be interesting, line after line." Contents: Charles Dickens Boys' Weeklies Inside the Whale Drama Reviews: The Tempest, The Peaceful Inn Film Review: The Great Dictator Wells, Hitler and the World State The Art of Donald McGill No, Not One Rudyard Kipling T.S. Eliot Can Socialists Be Happy? Benefit of Clergy: Some Notes on Salvador Dali Propaganda and Demotic Speech Raffles and Miss Blandish Good Bad Books The Prevention of Literature Politics and the English Language Confessions of a Book Reviewer Politics vs. Literature: An Examination of Gulliver's Travels Lear, Tolstoy and the Fool Writers and Leviathan Review of The Heart of the Matter by Graham Greene Reflections on Gandhi

Esta sátira de la Revolución rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derecho propio en un hito de la cultura contemporánea y en uno de los libros más mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas del totalitarismo en una organización aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros líderes más carismáticos, la sombra de los opresores más crueles.

Verdadeiro clássico moderno, concebido por um dos mais influentes escritores do século 20, "A Revolução dos Bichos" é uma fábula sobre o poder. Narra a insurreição dos animais de uma granja contra seus donos. Progressivamente, porém, a revolução degenera numa tirania ainda mais opressiva que a dos humanos Escrita em plena Segunda Guerra Mundial e publicada em 1945 depois de ter sido rejeitada por várias editoras, essa pequena narrativa causou desconforto ao satirizar ferozmente a ditadura stalinista numa época em que os soviéticos ainda eram aliados do Ocidente na luta contra o eixo nazifascista. De fato, são claras as referências: o despótico Napoleão seria Stálin, o banido Bola-de-Neve seria Trotsky, e os eventos políticos - expurgos, instituição de um estado policial, deturpação tendenciosa da História - mimetizam os que estavam em curso na União Soviética. Com o acirramento da Guerra Fria, as mesmas razões que causaram constrangimento na época de sua publicação levaram A Revolução Dos Bichos a ser amplamente usada pelo Ocidente nas décadas seguintes como arma ideológica contra o comunismo. O próprio Orwell, adepto do socialismo e inimigo de qualquer forma de manipulação política, sentiu-se incomodado com a utilização de sua fábula como panfleto.

Intimidated by her father, the rector of Knype Hill, Dorothy performs her submissive roles of dutiful daughter and bullied housekeeper. Her thoughts are taken up with the costumes she is making for the church school play, by the hopelessness of preaching to the poor and by debts she cannot pay in 1930s Depression England. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorothy finds herself down and out in London. She is wearing silk stockings, has money in her pocket and cannot remember her name. Orwell leads us through a landscape of unemployment, poverty and hunger, where Dorothy's faith is challenged by a social reality that changes her life.

«Preferiría publicar el libro bajo pseudónimo. No tengo reputación que perder y si el libro tiene algún éxito siempre podré seguir usándolo.» Estas palabras de Eric Blair antes de convertirse en George Orwell y publicar su primer libro, Sin blanca en París y Londres, aducen razones prácticas que hay que atender, pero todo seudónimo esconde no sólo el deseo, sino el convencimiento de ser otro. Este rasgo íntimo del escritor se extiende a toda su la escritura que desvela la realidad según ese otro inalienable. En Orwell esto es visible en sus novelas y determinante en sus ensayos. La selección que aquí se ofrece nos transmite esa mirada independiente, descreída, a veces tierna y siempre solidaria, que en la desolación de la primera mitad del siglo XX sólo podía venir de un ser inventado. Desde Recuerdos de un librero (las vivencias del autor en una librería de viejo) o Ay, qué alegrías aquellas (becario en un internado) hasta El león y el el socialismo y el genio de Inglaterra, asistimos al despliegue de un mundo real visto a través de unos ojos inventados. Lo que veía George Orwell y no hubiera contado Eric Blair. «Fue dueño de una insobornable honestidad intelectual que le hacía parecer, a veces, inhumano.» ARTHUR KOESTLER

George Orwell fue un escritor y periodista britanico, cuya obra lleva la marca de las experiencias personales vividas por el autor en tres etapas de su vida: su posicion en contra del imperialismo britanico que lo llevo al compromiso como representante de las fuerzas del orden colonial en Birmania durante su juventud; a favor de la justicia social, despues de haber observado y sufrido las condiciones de vida de las clases sociales de los trabajadores de Londres y Paris; en contra de los totalitarismos nazi y stalinista tras su participacion en la Guerra Civil Espanola. Ademas de cronista, critico de literatura y novelista, Orwell es uno de los ensayistas en lengua inglesa mas destacados de los anos treinta y cuarenta del siglo XX. Sin embargo, es mas conocido por sus dos novelas criticas con el totalitarismo y publicadas despues de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Rebelion en la granja (1945) y 1984 (1949), escrita en sus ultimos anos de vida y publicada poco antes de su fallecimiento, y en la que crea el concepto de Gran Hermano, que desde entonces paso al lenguaje comun de la critica de las tecnicas modernas de vigilancia."

"Gyvulių ūkis" — neabejotinai svarbiausias grožinės politinės satyros kūrinys, parašytas XX a. Britanijoje. Šioje G. Orvelo knygoje pasitelkus gyvulinės pasakėčios tradiciją, jungiamas satyrinis ir politinis įtūžis su gyvybingu mitinio kūrinio amžinumu. Tai viena iš didžiųjų politinių alegorijų, o jos pasakojama istorija yra apie tai, kaip socialinė revoliucija (vieno Anglijos ūkininko gyvuliai susimokę sukyla prieš šeimininką, išveja jį ir pradeda ūkyje kurti savarankišką gyvenimą) virto diktatūra ir išdavyste. "Pasakojimas apie revoliuciją, pasukusią šunkeliais — ir apie tai, kaip puikiai buvo pateisinamas kiekvienas būsimas jos pradinės doktrinos iškraipymo žingsnis", — rašė Orvelas pratarmėje pirmajam "Gyvulių ūkio" leidimui 1945 metais. Šį romaną Orvelas sukūrė 1943-iųjų pabaigoje, bet knyga galėjo likti neišspausdinta. Dėl to, kad joje buvo įnirtingai puolamas Stalinas, leidėjai vienas po kito atsisakydavo knygos. Orvelo paprasta, tragikomiška pasakėčia apie tai, kas nutinka gyvuliams išvijus poną Džonsą ir mėginant tvarkytis ūkyje patiems — neblėstanti pasaulinio garso klasika.

Un certain 21 juin eut lieu en Angleterre la révolte des animaux. Les cochons dirigent le nouveau régime. Snowball et Napoléon, cochons en chef, affichent un règlement : "Tout ce qui est sur deux jambes est un ennemi. Tout ce qui est sur quatre jambes ou possède des ailes est un ami. Aucun animal ne portera de vêtements. Aucun animal ne dormira dans un lit. Aucun animal ne boira d'alcool. Aucun animal ne tuera un autre animal. Tous les animaux sont égaux." Le temps passe. La pluie efface les commandements. L'âne, un cynique, arrive encore à déchiffrer : "Tous les animaux sont égaux, mais (il semble que cela ait été rajouté) il y en a qui le sont plus que d'autres."

"The two novels that you now hold in your hands have become 'modern classics'. . . taught in many schools as examples of moral weight and political prescience . . . read for pleasure, excitement and instruction." -- from the Introduction by Christopher Hitchens PRAISE FOR ANIMAL FARM "A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable." -- The New York Times "Absolutely first-rate . . . comparable to Voltaire and Swift." -- The New Yorker "There are no replacements for a George Orwell, just as there are no replacements for a Bernard Shaw or a Mark Twain. . . . he pricked, provoked and badgered lazy minds, delighted those who enjoyed watching an orginal intelligence at work." -- Time PRAISE FOR 1984 "1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present." -- Lionel Trilling 1949 "The most solid, the most brilliant, thing George Orwell has done." -- V.S. Pritchett

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned—a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.

Nota del Librarian: è presente un'edizione con copertina alternativa con lo stesso ISBN a questo link. Gli animali di una fattoria, stanchi dei continui soprusi degli esseri umani, decidono di ribellarsi e, dopo avere cacciato il proprietario, tentano di creare un nuovo ordine fondato su un concetto utopistico di uguaglianza. Ben presto, tuttavia, emerge tra loro una nuova classe di burocrati, i maiali, che con l'astuzia, la cupidigia e l'egoismo che li contraddistinguono si impongono in modo prepotente e tirannico sugli altri animali più docili e semplici d'animo. Gli elevati ideali di uguaglianza e di fraternità proclamati al tempo della rivoluzione vittoriosa vengono così progressivamente traditi e, sotto l'oppresisone di Napoleon, il grosso maiale che riesce ad accentrare in sé tutte le leve del potere e ad appropriarsi degli utili della fattoria, tutti gli animali finiscono per conoscere gli stessi maltrattamenti e le stesse privazioni di prima. L'acuta satira orwelliana verso un certo tipo di totalitarismo, che ha avuto in Stalin la sua esemplificazion più clamorosa, è unita in questo apologo a una felicità inventiva e a un'energia stilistica che pongono La fattoria degli animali sulla linea della grande tradizione libellistica inglese del Settecento.

This groundbreaking volume, never before published in the United States, at last introduces the interior life of George Orwell, the writer who defined twentieth-century political thought. Written as individual books throughout his career, the eleven surviving diaries collected here record Orwell’s youthful travels among miners and itinerant laborers, the fearsome rise of totalitarianism, the horrific drama of World War II, and the feverish composition of his great masterpieces Animal Farm and 1984 (which have now sold more copies than any two books by any other twentieth-century author). Personal entries cover the tragic death of his first wife and Orwell’s own decline as he battled tuberculosis. Exhibiting great brilliance of prose and composition, these treasured dispatches, edited by the world’s leading Orwell scholar, exhibit “the seeds of famous passages to come” (New Statesman) and amount to a volume as penetrating as the autobiography he would never write.

Appearing for the first time in one volume, these trenchant letters tell the eloquent narrative of Orwell’s life in his own words. From his school days to his tragic early death, George Orwell, who never wrote an autobiography, chronicled the dramatic events of his turbulent life in a profusion of powerful letters. Indeed, one of the twentieth century’s most revered icons was a lively, prolific correspondent who developed in rich, nuanced dispatches the ideas that would influence generations of writers and intellectuals. This historic work—never before published in America and featuring many previously unseen letters—presents an account of Orwell’s interior life as personal and absorbing as readers may ever see. Over the course of a lifetime, Orwell corresponded with hundreds of people, including many distinguished political and artistic figures. Witty, personal, and profound, the letters tell the story of Orwell’s passionate first love that ended in devastation and explains how young Eric Arthur Blair chose the pseudonym "George Orwell." In missives to luminaries such as T. S. Eliot, Stephen Spender, Arthur Koestler, Cyril Connolly, and Henry Miller, he spells out his literary and philosophical beliefs. Readers will encounter Orwell’s thoughts on matters both quotidian (poltergeists and the art of playing croquet) and historical—including his illuminating descriptions of war-shattered Barcelona and pronouncements on bayonets and the immanent cruelty of chaining German prisoners. The letters also reveal the origins of his famous novels. To a fan he wrote, "I think, and have thought ever since the war began…that our cause is the better, but we have to keep on making it the better, which involves constant criticism." A paragraph before, he explained that the British intelligentsia in 1944 were "perfectly ready for dictatorial methods, secret police, systematic falsification of history," prefiguring the themes of 1984. Entrusting the manuscript of Animal Farm to Leonard Moore, his literary agent, Orwell describes it as "a sort of fairy story, really a fable with political meaning…This book is murder from the Communist point of view." Hardly known outside a small circle of Orwell scholars, these rare letters include Orwell’s message to Dwight Macdonald of 5 December 1946 explaining Animal Farm; his correspondence with his first translator, R. N. Raimbault (with English translations of the French originals); and the moving encomium written about Orwell by his BBC head of department after his service there. The volume concludes with a fearless account of the painful illness that took Orwell’s life at age forty-seven. His last letter concerns his son and his estate and closes with the words, "Beyond that I can’t make plans at present." Meticulously edited and fully annotated by Peter Davison, the world’s preeminent Orwell scholar, the volume presents Orwell “in all his varieties” and his relationships with those most close to him, especially his first wife, Eileen. Combined with rare photographs and hand-drawn illustrations, George Orwell: A Life in Letters offers "everything a reader new to Orwell needs to know…and a great deal that diehard fans will be enchanted to have" (New Statesmen).

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania. Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and, most importantly, possess no critical thoughts of their own. The new notebook he’s begun to write in is definitely against the rules – in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Yet, as Winston begins to write his own history, a seed of rebellion begins to grow in his heart – one that could have devastating consequences. In George Orwell’s final and most well-known novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens, exercising power through control of language and history. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell’s powerful prose, and is a passionate political warning for today

Winston Smith este un personaj oarecare: el urăște, iubește și muncește ca orice alt om. Ceea ce-l face deosebit este faptul că trăiește într-o lume infernală, în care a urî, a iubi sau a munci sunt venite dintr-un efort supraomenesc al fiecărei clipe. Romanul "O mie nouă sute optzeci și patru" descrie tabloul apocaliptic al unei Londre din era post-atomică, sediul unui regim totalitar în care orice logică pare să fi fost abolită. Execuțiile fără rost, disparițiile peste noapte au devenit un lucru firesc. Trecutul este rescris mereu spre a legitima crimele prezentului, iar instrumentul propagandei este odioasa "nouvorba", o limbă robotizată, care completează imaginea de lume ordonată "științific" după voința Fratelui cel Mare, care spune că "războiul este pace, libertatea este sclavie, ignoranța este putere".

Years in insurance and marriage to the joyless Hilda have been no more than death in life to George Bowling. This and fear of another war take his mind back to the peace of his childhood in a small country town. But his return journey to Lower Binfield brings complete disillusionment.

1984 - Roman opisuje ekstremno totalitarno društvo i pojedinca u životu nadziranom 24 časa svakodnevno. Tematika je neposredno povezana sa staljinističkim režimom i kultom ličnosti, zbog čega je roman smatran potencijalno politički opasnim, pa je u pojedinim zemljama bio zabranjen. Životinjska farma na satiričan način govori o događajima koji su doveli do dolaska na vlast Josifa Staljina, kao i o periodu njegove vladavine pre Drugog svetskog rata.

Ferma Animalelor a inspirat o celebră animație difuzată în anul 1954, reluată în 1999 de un film în care vocile personajelor au fost dublate, printre alții, de Patrick Stewart, Julia Louis-Dreyfus și Peter Ustinov. Cînd animalele de la fermă își alungă stăpînul bețiv, toate sînt cuprinse de un zel colectiv. Fiecare muncește peste program, productivitatea crește și, pentru moment, toate gurile sînt sătule. Regulile de aur ale colectivității vor fi înscrise cu litere uriașe pe un hambar: toate animalele sînt egale, nici un animal nu va bea alcool, nu va purta haine, nu va dormi în pat, nu-și va ucide semenii. Dar nu va trece mult pînă cînd porcii vor prelua conducerea fermei și se vor bucura de toate privilegiile puterii. Punctul culminant al utopiei Ferma Animalelor poate fi înțeles fie și numai din ultima regulă care mai rămîne înscrisă pe hambar: „Toate animalele sînt egale, numai că unele animale sînt mai egale decît altele”. „Ferma Animalelor este o fabulă politică plină de înțelepciune, de compasiune și de învățăminte pentru vremurile pe care le trăim.” (New York Times)

Alternate cover edition for 9789588773841 Esta sátira de la Revolución rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derecho propio en un hito de la cultura contemporánea y en uno de los libros más mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas del totalitarismo en una organización aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros líderes más carismáticos, la sombra de los opresores más crueles.«Una obra literaria perfecta.»T.S. Eliot

George Orwell (1903-1950) angielski pisarz (autor m.in. Folwarku zwierzęcego i 1984, dziennikarz, uczestnik hiszpańskiej wojny domowej po stronie republiki, człowiek o radykalnie lewicowych przekonaniach, ale przeciwnik systemów totalitarnych, nazizmu i komunizmu. W 1936 roku wydał częściowo autobiograficzną powieść Wiwat aspidistra!. Główny bohater Gordon Comstock jest młodym, ambitnym poetą mieszkającym w Londynie. Pogardza żądzą bogactwa i powszechnym kultem pieniądza. Zamiast dobrze płatnej posady wybiera pracę w małym antykwariacie, która nie zapewnia mu minimum niezbędnego do egzystencji. Aspidistra – popularna roślina ozdobna, staje się dla niego symbolem wyższych aspiracji i marzeń o lepszym życiu, ale nie realizowanym kosztem wyzysku innych ludzi.

Znakomita książka, uchodząca za jedną z najlepszych w dorobku Orwella, tłumaczona na wiele języków świata, zaliczana do najlepszych utworów obyczajowych osadzonych w realiach Europy, w której za kilka lat wybuchnie wojna... Sam pracował na czarno jako pomywacz w restauracji jednego z eleganckich hoteli paryskich. Rozdziały, w których barwnie relacjonuje on swoje przeżycia i przygody należą do najwspanialszych w literaturze światowej opisów świata ukazanego z perspektywy kuchni, od zaplecza. Jeden z polskich krytyków literacko-filmowych napisał kiedyś, że w uznanej literaturze istnieją tylko trzy książki, podejmujące tę tematykę; Zaklęte rewiry Worcella, Kuchnia Weskera oraz właśnie Na dnie w Paryżu i w Londynie. Orwell pokazuje jednak nie tylko świat jedzenia, hotelowej kuchnii restauracji, kucharzy, pomywaczy, pokojówek, boyów hotelowych i tak dalej. Podczas pobytu w Paryżu przebywał on wśród lumpenartystów, złodziejaszków, emigrantów słowiańskich, prostytutek, ich alfonsów, próżniaków oraz autentycznych nędarzy. To właśnie ich barwny świat penetruje i wnikliwie, często z ciepłym, ironicznym humorem - opisuje, pochylając się nad ludzkimi tragediami, zastanawiając się nad przyczynami biedy i upadku. Niektóre motywy i postacie (np. szalejący w knajpie murarz Fureux) znajdą się potem, po wielu latach, w Roku 1984.

Powieść uznawana za najlepsze dzieło autora Folwarku zwierzęcego i Roku 1984, przełożona na kilkadziesiąt języków. Akcja rozgrywa się w Anglii, a bohater -gruby komiwojażer George Bowling, po nieoczekiwanym wygraniu na wyścigach pokaźnej kwoty, postanawia wyruszyć w sentymentalną podróż do Dolnego Binfield, miasteczka swojego dzieciństwa. Niestety, krajobraz się zmienił, a zamiast sielskiej brytyjskiej prowincji zastaje na miejscu ponurą rzeczywistość zbliżającej się wojny.

Orwell pisał: ,"Folwark zwierzęcy miał być przede wszystkim satyrą na rewolucję rosyjską. Jednak, jak podkreślam, przesłanie utworu jest szersze: chciałem wyrazić w nim myśl, iż ów szczególny rodzaj rewolucji (gwałtowna rewolucja oparta na konspiracji, z motorem napędowym w postaci nieświadomie żądnych władzy osób) może doprowadzić jedynie do zmiany władców. Mój morał brzmi tak oto: rewolucje mogą przynieść radykalna poprawę, gdy masy będą czujne i będą wiedzieć, jak pozbyć się swych przywódców, gdy tamci zrobią, co do nich należy. [...] Nie można robić rewolucji, jeśli nie robi się jej dla siebie; nie ma czegoś takiego, jak dobrotliwa dyktatura".

Considerado um dos maiores escritores do séc. XX, de forte relevância até os dias de hoje, o que pode ser comprovado pelo fato de nunca sair da lista de livros mais vendidos pelo mundo, George Orwell é autor das duas obras-primas que compõem esse box. A revolução dos bichos e 1984 foram escritos entre os últimos anos da Segunda Guerra Mundial e pouco após seu fim, e parecem ficar assustadoramente cada vez mais atual. Ao apontar os males do totalitarismo, Orwell foi tão preciso e eloquente que dessa discussão podemos extrair situações semelhantes aos dias de hoje.

'For a moment he was seized by a kind of hysteria. He began writing in a hurried untidy scrawl: theyll shoot me i don't care theyll shoot me in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother they always shoot you in the back of the neck i dont care down with big brother- He sat back in his chair, slightly ashamed of himself, and laid down the pen. The next moment he started violently. There was a knocking at the door.'

I den starkt genomskådande och satiriska berättelsen om Djurens gård kulminerar George Orwells besvikelse över kommunismen. Djuren på Herrgården har fått nog av människornas övergrepp. De gör uppror och grundar en ny filosofi som de kallar animalismen. de sjunger sin egen kampsång "O, Englands djur" och arbetar och trivs med sin nya tillvaro. Men smygande, nästan omärkligt, förändras deras förhållanden. En av de ledande grisarna, Napoleon, utvecklar alltmer en sann diktators egenskaper.

Nach seiner Demission als Polizeioffizier in Burma landet Orwell 1933 in den Slums: bei den Arbeitslosen, Asozialen in Paris, wo er sich als Küchenhilfe in einem Luxusrestaurant verdingt; bei den Pennern von London, mit denen er durch die Gossen und Asyle pilgert. Der unsentimentale, erschütternde Bericht eines Betroffenen.

A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon With a foreword by Thomas Pynchon A masterpiece of rebellion and imprisonment where war is peace freedom is slavery and Big Brother is watching View our feature on George Orwell s 1984 Thought Police Big Brother Orwellian These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell s classic dystopian novel 1984 The story of one man s nightmare odyssey as he pursues a forbidden love affair through a world ruled by warring states and a power structure that controls not only information but also individual thought and memory 1984 is a prophetic haunting tale More relevant than ever before 1984 exposes the worst crimes imaginable the destruction of truth freedom and individuality This beautiful paperback edition features deckled edges and french flaps a perfect gift for any occasion Alternate cover edition can be found here.

Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here. A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible. When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.