George Orwell

In Keep the Aspidistra Flying, a discontented and embittered young man, who believes that "all modern commerce is a swindle," attempts to drop out of the monetary system altogether. He refuses to advance himself in life, obstinately defying pressure from family and friends. He falls willingly into the mire of poverty and self-neglect, until he is trapped by circumstances into embracing the very values that he formerly despised. Gordon Comstock is twenty-nine years old, is well educated, and comes from a middle-class background. As the novel opens, he is working as an assistant in a bookstore in London.

Perhaps the most experimental among his writings, A Clergyman's Daughter, first published in 1935, is Orwell's second work of fiction. Now presented in a new annotated edition.

«Jeg tør påstå at sosialismens endelige mål ikke er lykke. [...] Sosialismens virkelige endemål er menneskelig brorskap.» George Orwell (1903-1950), født Eric Arthur Blair, var sosialisten som er blitt mest kjent for sin sviende kritikk av totalitære samfunnsformer. I satiriske og dystopiske mesterverk som Dyrenes gård og Nittenåttifire skildret han hvordan revolusjoner kan ende i despoti og undertrykking. I løpet av sin levetid skrev han også en rekke artikler og essays. Fem av dem er samlet i denne boka. Tekstene, som er skrevet mellom 1943 og 1949, er skarpe, ærlige og undrende - men også tydelig politiske. De handler om alt fra Gandhi og sosialistiske utopier, til forfatterens egen motivasjon for å skrive og gleden over padda som kryper fram om våren. Forord av Mímir Kristjánsson. Bokserien «Sosialistiske klassikere» gir nytt liv til eldre tekster som har formet venstresiden, og belyser både fortiden og vår tids utfordringer ved hjelp av noen av historiens skarpeste analyser og penner.

"I do not know when that Rebellion will come"Я не знаю, коли прийде це повстання"nothing says it can't be in a week from now"Ніщо не говорить про те, що цього не може бути через тиждень"or it could come in a hundred years"Або це може статися через сто років"I can see it as clearly as I see the straw beneath my feet"Я бачу це так само ясно, як і солому під ногами"sooner or later justice will be done"Рано чи пізно справедливість відбудеться"Fix your eyes on that goal, comrades"Зосередьтеся на цій меті, товариші"remember it for all of the short remainder of your lives "Пам'ятай про це на весь короткий залишок свого життя "And above all, do not let this message of mine die out here"І, перш за все, не дайте цьому моєму посланню згаснути тут"pass this message on to those who come after you"Передай це послання тим, хто прийде після тебе"then future generations shall carry on the struggle"Тоді майбутні покоління продовжать боротьбу"they will fight on until our kind is victorious"Вони боротимуться доти, доки наш рід не переможе

"I do not know when that Rebellion will come""Nada dice que no pueda ser dentro de una semana""nothing says it can't be in a week from now""O podr a venir dentro de cien a os""or it could come in a hundred years""Puedo verlo tan claramente como veo la paja bajo mis pies""I can see it as clearly as I see the straw beneath my feet""Tarde o temprano se har justicia""sooner or later justice will be done""Fijen sus ojos en ese objetivo, camaradas""Fix your eyes on that goal, comrades"" Recu rdenlo por el corto resto de sus vidas ""remember it for all of the short remainder of your lives ""Y sobre todo, no dej is morir aqu este mensaje m o""And above all, do not let this message of mine die out here""Transmita este mensaje a los que vienen despu s de usted""pass this message on to those who come after you""Entonces las generaciones futuras continuar n la lucha""then future generations shall carry on the struggle""Seguir n luchando hasta que los nuestros salgan victoriosos""they will fight on until our kind is victorious"

"Ich kann es so klar sehen, wie ich das Stroh unter meinen F en sehe""I can see it as clearly as I see the straw beneath my feet""Fr her oder sp ter wird der Gerechtigkeit Gen ge getan werden""sooner or later justice will be done""Richtet eure Augen auf dieses Ziel, Kameraden""Fix your eyes on that goal, comrades""Denkt daran, f r den kurzen Rest eures Lebens ""remember it for all of the short remainder of your lives ""Und vor allem: Lasst diese meine Botschaft hier nicht aussterben""And above all, do not let this message of mine die out here""Gib diese Botschaft an diejenigen weiter, die nach dir kommen""pass this message on to those who come after you""Dann werden k nftige Generationen den Kampf weiterf hren""then future generations shall carry on the struggle""Sie werden weiterk mpfen, bis unsere Art gesiegt hat""they will fight on until our kind is victorious"

"I do not know when that Rebellion will come""Niente dice che non pu essere tra una settimana""nothing says it can't be in a week from now""o potrebbe arrivare tra cento anni""or it could come in a hundred years""Posso vederlo chiaramente come vedo la paglia sotto i miei piedi""I can see it as clearly as I see the straw beneath my feet""Prima o poi giustizia sar fatta""sooner or later justice will be done""Fissate gli occhi su quell'obiettivo, compagni""Fix your eyes on that goal, comrades""Ricordatelo per tutto il breve resto della vostra vita ""remember it for all of the short remainder of your lives ""E soprattutto, non lasciate che questo mio messaggio si spenga qui""And above all, do not let this message of mine die out here""Trasmettete questo messaggio a coloro che verranno dopo di voi""pass this message on to those who come after you""Allora le generazioni future continueranno la lotta""then future generations shall carry on the struggle""Continueranno a combattere fino a quando la nostra specie non sar vittoriosa""they will fight on until our kind is victorious"

Je peux le voir aussi clairement que je vois la paille sous mes pieds "I can see it as clearly as I see the straw beneath my feet" T t ou tard, justice sera faite "sooner or later justice will be done" Fixez vos yeux sur cet objectif, camarades "Fix your eyes on that goal, comrades" Souvenez-vous-en pour tout le court reste de votre vie "remember it for all of the short remainder of your lives " Et surtout, ne laissez pas mon message s' teindre ici "And above all, do not let this message of mine die out here" Transmettez ce message ceux qui viendront apr s vous "pass this message on to those who come after you" Alors les g n rations futures poursuivront la lutte "then future generations shall carry on the struggle" Ils se battront jusqu' ce que notre esp ce soit victorieuse "they will fight on until our kind is victorious"

La edici n ilustrada de la mayor distop a de todos los tiempos. Contiene 8 ilustraciones de Jim Burns, galardonado con 3 premios Hugo al mejor artista profesional y 12 BSFA. «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 este cl sico en 1949. En tan solo unas d cadas el curso de la humanidad se ha encargado de convertir su novela -por entonces considerada una obra de ciencia ficci n-en un manifiesto de la actualidad y en uno de los cinco libros m s importantes del ltimo siglo seg n The New York Times. A o 1984. Londres es una ciudad l gubre en la que la Polic a del Pensamiento controla 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. Todo cambia cuando decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This is the illustrated edition of the greatest dystopia of all time. Includes 8 illustrations by Jim Burns, winner of 3 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Artist and 12 BSFAs. Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... - Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read - "The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command." Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching... A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions--a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.

Mr. Jones på Storgård er så alkoholisert og lat at han en dag glemmer å fôre dyrene. Det påfølgende opprøret under ledelse av grisene Napoleon og Snøball fører til at dyrene i samlet flokk jager Jones på dør. Revolusjonen er et faktum! De nye lederne på den nå omdøpte Dyregård lover å gjøre slutt på de grelle ulikhetene som råder i det lille samfunnet, slik at alle på fire bein får lik tilgang til godene. Men etter hvert som tiden går, svinner opprørets idealer og noe nytt og helt uventet kommer tilsyne ... Dyrenes gård [Animal Farm] er George Orwells storslagne satire over maktens korrumperende kraft, en tidløs roman som fortsatt fremstår like brennaktuell.

Animal Farm og 1984 i samlet udgave med nyt omslag Animal Farm og 1984 af George Orwell har opnået kultstatus, fordi de til stadighed fremstår (uhyggeligt) aktuelle. I anledningen af George Orwells 120-års fødselsdag genudgives Orwells to hovedværker i én samlet udgave. Animal Farm Animal Farm (også udgivet som Kammerat Napoleon) er en satirisk roman om en gruppe dyr, der ikke længere vil underlægge sig de kontrollerede mennesker på gården – og som følge heraf smider dem ud. Nu har dyrene taget kontrollen og vil de skabe en ny harmonisk orden, men desværre ender det hurtigt i et brutalt tyranni. Animal Farm er oversat af Ole Brandstrup i 1947. 1984 Winston Smith lever i det totalitære Oceanien, som styres med jernhånd af Store Broder-partiet. Partiet indoktrinerer i befolkningen, at krig er fred, frihed er slaveri og uvidenhed er styrke. Men trods partiets forsøg formår dele af befolkningen – heriblandt Winston alligevel at have forbudte tanker, og han kommer kontakt med nogle oprørere – heriblandt pigen Julia, som han forelsker sig inderligt i. 1984 er oversat af Paul Monrad i 1950.

By turns comic and melancholy, Orwellâ??s fourth novel â?? published in 1939 to critical and commercial acclaim by Victor Gollancz â?? is Wellsian in its exploration of the frustrations and helplessness of a lower-middle-class protagonist faced with the indifference of a rapidly changing world, and a vital record of a society on the verge of war.

Nineteen Eighty-Four, Often Published as 1984, is a Dystopian novel by English writer George Orwell published in June 1949, whose themes centre on the risks of government overreach, totalitarianism and repressive regimentation of all persons and behaviours within society. The novel is set in an Imagined future, the year 1984, when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, Omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism and Propaganda.

Animal Farm is regarded in the literary field as one of the most famous satirical allegories of Soviet totalitarianism. Orwell based the book on events up to and during Joseph Stalin's regime. Orwell, a democratic socialist and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Stalin and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences in the Spanish Civil War. The plot is an allegory in which the pigs in a farm play the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries and overthrow and oust the human owners of the farm, setting it up as a commune in which, at first, all animals are equal. The other characters have their parallels in the real world, but care should be taken with these comparisons as they do not always match history exactly and often simply represent generalised concepts. The novel was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.