George Orwell

Winston Smith töötab Okeaania Tõeministeeriumis, kus tema ülesanne on ajalugu ümber kirjutada. Ta on pisike mutter Partei masinavärgis, mida juhib kõikvõimas Suur Vend. Totalitaarses ühiskonnas, kus valitseb propaganda, järelvalve ja tsensuur, leiab Winston kolleeg Julia seltskonnast tuge - armastuse, mõningase vabaduse ja lootuse paremaks tulevikuks. Kuid nad ei tea, et Suur Vend jälgib kõike ja kõiki! George Orwelli (1903-1950) hoiatav düstoopiaromaan "1984" ilmus esmakordselt 1949. aastal. Futuristlik maailm, kus pole pääsu iga liigutust jäädvustavatest ekraanidest, on meile aina usutavamaks saanud ja teose mõju on ajaga üha kasvanud. Romaan oli kunagises Nõukogude Liidus keelu all. Sari "Keelatud klassika" hõlmab kirjanduslikke tippteoseid, mis on olnud ühel või teisel ajal eri riikides keelatud. Neid raamatuid on peetud ja peetakse paiguti siiani poliitilistel või moraalsetel põhjustel avaldamise jaoks sobimatuks. Sari kutsub üles mõtisklema sõnavabaduse teemal ja tähistab meie õigust lugeda." Keelatud klassika" esimesed teosed: George Orwell, "1984"D. H. Lawrence, "Lady Chatterley armuke"Jevgeni Zamjatin, "Meie"

Dobro pozhalovat na "Skotnyj dvor"! Zdes zhivotnye postroili svojo, spravedlivoe, obschestvo. My zhivjom bok o bok, my sovershenno ravny, i vmeste trudimsja na obschee blago. Prostornye zagony, chestnaja trudovaja pajka, soobschestvo edinomyshlennikov - zdes budet vsjo, o chem tolko mozhno mechtat. I nikakikh nazojlivykh ljudej. Zdes bolshe ne svistnet bich v rukakh cheloveka, i nekomu budet ponukat chestnykh trudjag. Ne upustite svoj shans prisoedinitsja k nam i naslazhdatsja zhiznju vmeste s nami! Sdelaem ves mir takim, kak "Skotnyj dvor"! "Skotnyj dvor" - satiricheskaja povest Dzhordzha Oruella. Jazyk ejo prost i ponjaten, i potomu dostupen dazhe nachinajuschemu chitatelju. Povest dana v originale, bez sokraschenij i adaptatsii.

Publitsisticheskaja povest "Doroga na Uigan-Pirs" posvjaschena zhizni anglichan v 1930-e gody proshlogo veka. V nej avtor issleduet bezotradno-unyloe suschestvovanie predstavitelej kak rabochego, tak i srednego klassa Severnoj Anglii, i razmyshljaet o predposylkakh uvlechennosti ego sovremennikov iz raznykh sloev obschestva sotsialisticheskim idejami. Perevodchik: Domiteeva Vera Mikhajlovna

""Step into the enchanting world of the American Southwest with Willa Cather's timeless masterpiece, 'Death Comes for the Archbishop.' Set against the backdrop of the rugged and awe- inspiring landscapes of New Mexico, this novel weaves a mesmerizing tale of faith, friendship, and the enduring spirit of the human soul. Follow the journey of Father Jean Marie Latour and Father Joseph Vaillant, two dedicated missionaries sent by the Vatican to establish the Catholic Church in the newly acquired American territories. As they traverse the vast desert plains and encounter a tapestry of cultures and characters, their mission becomes not only a spiritual endeavor but also a profound exploration of the human condition. Cather's lyrical prose transports readers to a bygone era, where the clash of tradition and progress, the beauty of the natural world, and the complexities of the human heart converge. 'Death Comes for the Archbishop' is a deeply moving and thought- provoking novel that celebrates the enduring power of faith and the unbreakable bonds of friendship. It is a literary journey that will stay with you long after you turn the final page, reminding us that, in the end, death comes for us all, but the legacy of our lives lives on in the hearts and minds of those we touch.""

Chto budet, esli v pravjaschikh krugakh rasprostranjatsja idei fashizma i diktatury? Kakim stanet obschestvennyj uklad, esli vlast potrebuet neuklonnogo podchinenija? K kakoj katastrofe privedet podobnyj rezhim? V gosudarstve Okeanija u grazhdan net prav, a znachit, vlast partii absoljutna. Povsednevnaja zhizn geroev prokhodit v uslovijakh strakha i postojannykh potrjasenij. Zdes perecherknuty svoboda slova, svoboda pechati, svoboda vybora, svoboda ljubvi i dazhe svoboda mysli. Narushit porjadok nevozmozhno, ved Starshij Brat smotrit za kazhdym. Uzhasy prestuplenij gosudarstvennoj mashiny zafiksiroval Dzhordzh Oruell v svoem glavnom tvorenii - "1984". Etot roman-preduprezhdenie ob opasnosti totalitarizma stal odnoj iz samykh izvestnykh antiutopij XX veka, kotoraja stoit v odnom rjadu s "My" Zamjatina, "O divnyj novyj mir" Khaksli i "451o po Farengejtu" Bredberi. Perevodchik: Shepelev D. L.

Mnogie privykli vosprinimat Oruella tolko v kljuche zhanra antiutopii, no roman "Da zdravstvuet fikus!" poznakomit vas s drugim Oruellom, masterom psikhologicheskogo realizma. Gordon Komstok - glavnyj geroj romana - brosil khoroshuju rabotu, pereshjol v knizhnyj magazin, gde poluchaet polovinu deneg ot svoej prezhnej zarplaty. Ved on nenavidit obschestvo potreblenija, materialnye tsennosti i poshlost obydennogo uklada zhizni, kotorye simvoliziruet fikus na okne. V svoej reaktsii na chudovischnuju sistemu, on sam prevraschaetsja v svoego roda chudovische. Komstok prokhodit put k ponimaniju, chto spasenie mozhno najti ne v pobege ot zhizni, a v stolknovenii s nej. Sotsialno-kriticheskij roman, ob odinochke, ne vpisyvajuschimsja v obschestvo.

"Brave New World," by Aldous Huxley, is a satirical journey into a dystopian future where happiness comes in a pill, babies are grown in bottles, and the World State's motto is "Community, Identity, Stability." In this world, people don't read books; they get feelies, sort of like movies that you can touch and smell. The citizens are engineered for their roles, from the intellectually superior Alphas to the not-so-bright Epsilons. Enter our hero, Bernard Marx, who's a bit too short for an Alpha and has a serious case of 'not fitting in.' When he brings back a 'savage' from a reservation, things get a bit awkward, especially at parties. Huxley's masterpiece is a wry, clever poke at the idea of a 'perfect society, ' where everyone is blissfully ignorant, and the biggest dilemma is whether to take your soma before or after dinner. Get ready for a wild ride through a world that's as hilariously absurd as it is frighteningly possible.

Partija vsegda govorit pravdu. Nevozmozhno videt dejstvitelnost inache, kak gljadja na nee glazami partii. Somnenie v nepogreshimosti partii - prestuplenie, bezumie, bolezn. Uinston Smit ne prosto somnevaetsja. Uinston Smit znaet, chto partija vret. "Tysjacha devjatsot vosemdesjat chetvertyj" - kultovaja antiutopija anglijskogo pisatelja Dzhordzha Oruella, ego poslednij zakonchennyj roman, kotoryj i po sej den volnuet umy chitatelej po vsemu miru. V nastojaschem izdanii originalnyj tekst romana privoditsja s parallelnym p

"Da zdravstvuet fikus!" (1936) - gorkij, ironichnyj, vo mnogom avtobiografichnyj roman. Glavnyj geroj - Gordon Komstok, nepriznannyj poet, pisatel-neudachnik, vynuzhdennyj sluzhit v reklamnom agentstve, chtoby zarabotat na zhizn. On preziraet materialnye tsennosti i poshlost obydennogo uklada zhizni, simvolom kotorogo stanovitsja fikus na okne. Vo vsekh svoikh neudachakh on vinit dengi, no gordaja bednost lish vedet ego v glubiny depressii... Komstoku neobkhodimo ponjat, chto krome vysokogo iskusstva suschestvujut i prostye radosti, a v stremlenii zarabotat dengi net nichego postydnogo. Chto zhe spaset ego?" Doch svjaschennika" (1935) - roman, sovsem nepokhozhij na sarkastichnyj "Skotnyj dvor" i mrachnuju antiutopiju "1984". Roman, kotoryj poznakomit vas s inym Oruellom - masterom psikhologicheskogo realizma. Eta istorija - zhestokaja nasmeshka nad ustarevshimi nravami i ustojami obschestva, zhivuschego v religii bez very i ogranichivajuschego svobodu cheloveka vybirat svoj zhiznennyj put.

"Da zdravstvuet fikus!" (1936) - gorkij, ironichnyj roman, vo mnogom avtobiografichnyj. Glavnyj geroj - Gordon Komstok, nepriznannyj poet, pisatel-neudachnik, vynuzhdennyj sluzhit v reklamnom agentstve, chtoby zarabotat na zhizn. U nego nastojaschij talant k sochineniju sloganov, no ego rabota vnushaet emu otvraschenie, predstavljaetsja karikaturoj na literaturnoe tvorchestvo. On preziraet materialnye tsennosti i poshlost obydennogo uklada zhizni, simvolom kotorogo stanovitsja fikus na okne. Vo vsekh svoikh neudachakh on vinit dengi, no gordaja bednost lish vedet ego v glubiny depressii... Komstoku neobkhodimo ponjat, chto krome vysokogo iskusstva suschestvujut i prostye radosti, a v stremlenii zarabotat dengi net nichego postydnogo. Chto zhe spaset ego?

Dzhordzh Oruell - odin iz samykh chitaemykh v mire avtorov i ochen protivorechivaja persona svoego vremeni. Rodilsja v Bengalii, uchilsja v Itone, rabotal v politsii, na radio i v bukinisticheskom magazine, voeval v Ispanii i pisal knigi. Jaryj protivnik kommunizma i zaschitnik demokraticheskogo sotsializma, Oruell ustroil bunt protiv obschestva, k kotoromu tak stremilsja, no v kotorom chuvstvoval sebja absoljutno chuzhim. V knige predstavleny chetyre raznykh proizvedenija Oruella: rannie romany "Dni v Birme" i "Doch svjaschennika", a takzhe prinesshie mirovuju izvestnost satiricheskaja povest-pritcha "Skotnyj dvor" i antiutopija "1984". Pervyj roman Oruella "Dni v Birme" osnovan na ego opyte raboty v kolonialnoj politsii Birmy v 1920-e gody i vyzval gorjachie spory iz-za rezkogo izobrazhenija kolonialnogo obschestva. "Doch svjaschennika" znakomit s sovershenno inym Oruellom - masterom psikhologicheskogo realizma i zakhvatyvajuschego sjuzheta. Povest-pritcha "Skotnyj dvor" polna ostrogo sarkazma i politicheskoj satiry. Obitateli fermy olitsetvorjajut samye uzhasnye ljudskie poroki, a sama ferma stanovitsja simvolom totalitarnogo obschestva. Bolee shirokij razmakh problema totalitarizma obrela v "1984" - poslednem romane Oruella, narjadu s "My" Zamjatina, "O divnyj novyj mir" Khaksli i "451o po Farengejtu" Bredberi. Chto budet, esli v pravjaschikh krugakh rasprostranjatsja idei fashizma i diktatury? Kakim stanet obschestvennyj uklad, esli vlast potrebuet neuklonnogo podchinenija? K kakoj katastrofe privedet podobnyj rezhim?

A beautiful new edition of George Orwell’s timeless and timely allegorical novel.“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” A group of farm animals rebel against their drunken, abusive owner and set out to create a utopia of equality. Thus begins the brilliant, sharp satire of class struggle and revolution that rocked the twentieth century. George Orwell’s 1945 classic is an enduring, devastating story of new tyranny replacing old, and power corrupting even the noblest of causes. This stunning new edition is the perfect gift for Orwell fans and for those striving to improve our world.

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. Suddenly her routine shatters and Dorthy finds herself down and out in London.