George Orwell

‘Four legs good, two legs bad.’ When the animals of Manor Farm overthrow Mr Jones, their drunkard farmer, the pigs (Napoleon and Snowball) mastermind a new regime. Together, the animals create Animal Farm – a utopia where all animals are equal and free. But as Napoleon and Snowball battle for power, it soon becomes apparent that the pigs secretly believe some animals are more important than others. About The Complete George Orwell Collection: The George Orwell Collection features the best works of the twentieth century’s most revolutionary writer. Orwell transformed our culture’s thinking with his thrilling dystopias, politically engaged memoirs and thought-provoking essays. His unwavering focus on social injustice, capitalism and freedom transcends time, making this collection an essential addition to any bookshelf.

Anglijskij pismennik, esejist, zhurnalist i kritik Dzhordzh Orvell vidomij svojeju neprimirennoju opozitsijeju do totalitarizmu. Antiutopija "1984" - roman-zasterezhennja, jakij osoblivo suchasno zvuchit sogodni, koli avtoritarna vlada, scho davno mala zostatisja v minulomu, znovu pochinaje nastup na demokratiju. Perekladach Natalja Ferens

Dzhordzh Orvell (Erik Artur Bler) (1903 - 1950) - vsesvitno vidomij anglijskij pismennik. Orvell zrostav u aristokratichnij, ale bidnij sim'ji, i pislja zakinchennja navchannja vijikhav z Angliji do jiji skhidnikh kolonij, de sluzhiv u politsiji. Rozcharuvavshis v sistemi, pishov u vidstavku, zhiv u Londoni, potim u Parizhi, de zarobljav mittjam posudu, nabiravsja dosvidu j vrazhen, scho piznishe napovnjat jogo romani j ese. Za jogo slovami, vin "pokutuvav kolonialnij grikh": "Ja svidomo bazhav stati na mistse tikh, kogo vilno abo nevilno prinizhuvav p'jat rokiv, khotiv stati zhertvoju i nevdakhoju. Dumka pro zhittjevij dobrobut, navit najskromnishij, bula meni todi ogidna". Povist "U zlidnjakh Parizha i Londona" avtobiografichna, avtor mav na meti privernuti uvagu suspilstva do bidnosti, scho isnuje u takikh zamozhnikh mistakh. Povist bula vidana 1933 roku. Tse pershij velikij tvir pismennika i vin tut vpershe vikoristav psevdonimom "Dzhordzh Orvell". PerekladachTereza Gnatishin

Collector's Edition Laminated Hardback with Jacket In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell presents a dystopian vision of a totalitarian future where the Party, led by Big Brother, exerts complete control over every aspect of life. The protagonist, Winston Smith, lives in Oceania, where history is constantly rewritten, individuality is suppressed, and thoughtcrime is punishable by death. Orwell's narrative follows Winston's quiet rebellion as he begins to question the Party's oppressive rule and embarks on a dangerous love affair with Julia. However, their resistance leads to betrayal, and Winston undergoes brutal re-education at the hands of the Party, ultimately losing his sense of self in Orwell's chilling portrayal of absolute power and control. George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is historically significant as it introduced concepts that have become essential to discussions of authoritarianism, surveillance, and individual freedom. Published in 1949, the novel served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked government power, particularly in the aftermath of World War II and amid growing concerns over totalitarian regimes. Terms like "Big Brother," "thoughtcrime," and "doublethink" became integral to popular and political discourse, symbolizing oppressive oversight and the manipulation of truth. Orwell's work has continued to resonate, influencing discussions on privacy, censorship, and state control, as societies grapple with issues Orwell foresaw in the digital age.

«No creo que la sociedad que he descrito en 1984 necesariamente llegue a ser una realidad, pero s creo que puede llegar a existir algo parecido , escrib a Orwell despu s de publicar su novela. Corr a el a o 1948, y la realidad se ha encargado de convertir esa pieza -entonces de ciencia ficci n- en un manifiesto de la realidad. UNO DE LOS 5 LIBROS M S IMPORTANTES DE LOS LTIMOS 125 A OS SEG N EL NEW YORK TIMES «Est entre mis libros favoritos, lo leo una y otra vez . -Margaret Atwood En el a o 1984 Londres es una ciudad l gubre en la que la Polic a del Pensamiento controla de forma asfixiante la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un pe n de este engranaje perverso y su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versi n oficial de los hechos. Hasta que decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna y somete. La presente edici n, avalada por The Orwell Estate, sigue fielmente el texto definitivo de las obras completas del autor, fijado por el profesor Peter Davison. Incluye un ep logo del novelista Thomas Pynchon, que aporta al an lisis del libro su personal visi n de los totalitarismos y la paranoia en el mundo moderno. Miguel Temprano Garc a firma la soberbia traducci n, que es la m s reciente de la obra. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984) is a dystopian social science fiction novel and cautionary tale by English writer George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, it centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance and repressive regimentation of people and behaviours within society. Orwell, a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian state in the novel on Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within societies and the ways in which they can be manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future in the year 1984, when much of the world is in perpetual war. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, has become a province of the totalitarian superstate Oceania, which is led by Big Brother, a dictatorial leader supported by an intense cult of personality manufactured by the Party's Thought Police. Through the Ministry of Truth, the Party engages in omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and constant propaganda to persecute individuality and independent thinking.

‘Your pipe is drawing sweetly, the sofa cushions are soft underneath you, the fire is well alight, the air is warm and stagnant. In these blissful circumstances, what is it that you want to read about? Naturally, about a murder.’ George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Decline of the English Murder, the tenth in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell considers the sorts of murders are portrayed in the media, and why exactly people like to read about them. Expounding on his findings in the accompanying essay, titled in full The Ethics of the Detective Story from Raffles to Miss Blandish, Orwell broadens his focus to ‘true crime’ and realism in fictional murders – a genre that thrives to this day.

”Der er få forfattere, som genoptrykkes i store oplag 75 år efter deres død, men den engelske forfatter George Orwell er en af disse få. Det skyldes, at han så tendenser i tiden, der ikke lader til at ville forsvinde. Tværtimod. Han afslørede løgn, spin, manipulation, magtfordrejning, totalitarisme og viste, hvordan et demokrati forsvinder, og et folk holdes nede.” – Per Stig Møller i forordetGeorge Orwell var en af sin tids mest fremtrædende forfattere med sine verdensberømte romaner 1984 og Dyregården og ikke mindst med en rig produktion af politiske og kulturelle essays, reportageromaner, erindringsromaner og journalistisk. I samlingen Politiske essays er flere essays højaktuelle med påvisningen af, hvorledes løgn, propaganda og manglende pressefrihed fører til et totalitært styre:”Objektive fakta forties, tidspunkter ændres og citater bliver løftet ud af deres rette sammenhæng og får modificeret deres ordlyd. Begivenheder, som helst ikke skulle have fundet sted, bliver ikke nævnt og i sidste ende benægtet.” – George Orwell, Noter om nationalisme"Men enhver forfatter eller journalist, der nærer udelt sympati for Sovjetunionen – altså den form for sympati, som russerne gerne ser – er nødt til at indvillige i forsætlig forfalskning af afgørende forhold.” – George Orwell, Forebyggelse af litteraturI andre af samlingens essays er det Orwells socialistiske indstilling, hans kamp og med­følelse for de svage i samfundet, der er fremherskende. Beretningerne hviler oftest på egne erfaringer, som skildringen af de fattige og usynlige i Afrika i Marrakesh eller livet som vagabond i Anstalten.” Hvorfor er Orwell værd at læse? Fordi hans verden ikke kun er gårsdagens verden.” – Weekendavisen”Orwells essays er blandt det bedste, han lavede.” – Daily Telegraph”Alle der ønsker at forstå det tyvende århundrede er stadig nødt til at læse Orwell.” – New York Review of Books“Orwell har fremfor alt en ærlig stemme – klar, ligefrem og passioneret.” – The GuardianPolitiske essays er med forord af Per Stig Møller og omfatter følgende tekster:Anstalten – Marrakesh – Wells, Hitler og verdensstaten – Tilbageblik på krigen i Spanien – Noter om nationalisme – Hævnen er sur – Pressefrihed – Forebyggelse af litteratur – Lynkursus i socialisme – Refleksioner over Gandhi.

"Orwells litterære analyser er små mesterværker." – Per Stig Møller i forordet George Orwell var en af sin tids mest fremtrædende forfattere med sine verdensberømte romaner 1984 og Dyregården og ikke mindst med en rig produktion af politiske og kulturelle essays, reportageromaner, erindringsromaner og journalistisk. I Litteraturkritiske essays påviser Orwell, udover skarpsindige analyser af litterære virkemid­ler og karakteristika i forfatterskabet, hvorledes forfatterens livsholdning gen­nemsyrer hans værker:"Sandheden er, at Dickens’ samfundskritik er næsten rendyrket moralsk af karakter. Deraf det totale fravær af nogen form for konstruktive forbedringsforslag i forfatterskabet … I sidste ende kan han sådan set kun sige ’opfør jer nu ordentligt’." – essayet Charles Dickens"Oversat til politisk sprogbrug tenderer Yeats til fascisme … Senere blev disse tilbøjeligheder klarere i konturen og førte ham frem til en ’jublende accept af et autoritært styre som den eneste løsning…’” – essayet W. B. YeatsSamtidig fornemmer man tydeligt i essayene Orwells egne holdninger." Orwells litterære analyser er små mesterværker. De kombinerer hans subjektive forhold til sine litterære emner fra fortiden med hans kritiske opfattelse af hans samtid og bringer det litterære, politiske og personlige sammen, for ‘enhver forfatter og især romanforfatter har altid et 'budskab'.” – Per Stig Møller i forordet"Orwells essays er blandt det bedste, han lavede.” – Daily Telegraph"Uovertruffen skarp og frisk … Den klareste og mest overbevisende engelske prosastil i dette århundrede.” – Sunday Times “Orwell har fremfor alt en ærlig stemme – klar, ligefrem og passioneret.” – The GuardianLitteraturkritiske essays er med forord af Per Stig Møller og omfatter følgende tekster:Minder fra en boghandel – Charles Dickens – W. B. Yeats – Arthur Koestler – Politik kontra litteratur: En undersøgelse af ’Gullivers rejser’ – Lear, Tolstoj og narren – Rudyard Kipling.

George Orwells mest kjente roman i revidert utgave. Den satiriske handlingen i Kamerat Napoleon er lagt til Manor gård, der dyrene tar makten fra menneskene og begynner å drive gården på egne premisser. Boka åpner med at dyrene har rådsmøte for å få fjernet den grusomme eieren på gården. De intelligente og respekterte grisene tar styringen under mottoet «Alle dyr er like». Men det tar ikke lang tid før det viser seg at noen er likere enn andre. Lederen, kamerat Napoleon, blir snart like grusom som den tidligere eieren. Boka er en kritikk av det totalitære og av hvordan kommunismen ble ødelagt under Stalin.

The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother – 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his dystopian vision of a world where totalitarian power is absolute. In this novel, continuously popular since its first publication, readers can explore the dark and extraordinary world he brought so fully to life. The principal characters who lead us through that world are ordinary human beings like ourselves: Winston Smith and Julia, whose falling in love is also an act of rebellion against the Party. Opposing them are the massed powers of the state, which watches its citizens on all sides through technology now only too familiar to us. No-one is free from surveillance; the past is constantly altered, so that there is no truth except the most recent version; and Big Brother, both loved and feared, controls all. Even the simple act of keeping a diary – as Winston does – is punishable by death. In Winston’s battle to keep his freedom of thought, he has a powerful adversary in O’Brien, who uses fear and pain to enter his very thought processes. Does 2+2 = 4? Or is it 5? We find out in Room 101. Nineteen Eighty-Four was Orwell’s last novel; but the world he created is always with us, as successive generations of readers find within it a mirror for their own times and a warning for the future.

In 1943, there was an urgent need for Animal Farm. The Soviet Union had become Britain’s ally in the war against Nazi Germany, and criticism of Stalin’s brutal regime was either censored or discouraged. In any case, many intellectuals on the left still celebrated the Soviet Union, claiming that the terrors of its show trials, summary executions and secret police were either exaggerated or necessary. But, to Orwell, Stalin was always a “disgusting murderer” and he wanted to remind people of this fact in a powerful and memorable way. But how to do it? A political essay would never reach a wide enough audience; a traditional novel would take too long to write. Orwell hit on the inspired idea of combining the moralism of the traditional ‘beast fable’ with the satire of Gulliver’s Travels. A group of farmyard animals, led by the pigs, overthrow their human masters. Their revolution is inspired by high ideals: the farm will be run in the interests of its animals with no more slaughtering, plenty of food for all and comfort in retirement. But when Napoleon the pig takes command, he quickly corrupts their principles, creating a new tyranny worse than the old. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the middle of the Second World War, but at first no publishers wanted to touch it. It was finally published in August 1945, once the war was over. This little book quickly became a seminal text in the emerging ‘cold war’ (a phrase that Orwell himself coined). It also became a site of that conflict itself, suffering various attempts to subvert or change its meaning.

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