George Orwell

Londres, 1984. Un monde ternaire: Eurasia, Estasia, Oc ania. Une libert d'expression bannie. Un pass r vu et corrig en fonction des d sirs du Parti. Voil plant le cadre sinistre dans lequel Winston, un employ du minist re de la V rit en Oc ania, est charg de veiller ce que les traces de l'alliance pass e entre l'Oc ania et l'Estasia n'existent plus. Mais cette amn sie fabriqu e lui p se de plus en plus, les mensonges du Parti le rongent de l'int rieur. Bien que tout plaisir soit banni, et que les relations soient contr l es, sa rencontre avec Julia va le pousser vers la dissidence... crit en 1948, publi en 1949, le c l bre 1984 de George Orwell s'est affirm au fil du temps comme un monument de la litt rature mondiale du vingti me si cle. Et m me une bible romanesque d non ant les r gimes autoritaires.

George Orwell’s essay examines the power of language to shape political ideas. It is about the importance of writing concisely, clearly and precisely and the dangers to our ability to think when language, especially political language, is obscured by vague, clichéd phrases and hackneyed metaphors. In it, he argues that when political discourse trades clarity and precision for stock phrases, the debasement of politics follows. First published in Horizon in 1946, Orwell’s essay was soon recognised as an important text, circulated by newspaper editors to their journalists and reprinted in magazines and anthologies of contemporary writing. It continues to be relevant to our own age.

Down and Out in Paris and London is the first full-length work by the English author George Orwell, published in 1933. It is a story in two parts on the theme of poverty in the two cities. The first part is a picaresque account of living on the breadline in Paris and the experience of casual labour in restaurant kitchens. The second part is a travelogue of life on the road in and around London from the tramp's perspective, with descriptions of the types of hostel accommodation available and some of the characters to be found living on the margins. Orwell gives it an autobiographical feel by interposing chapters presenting his personal opinions.

A new edition of Orwell's early account of bleak working class life in the industrial culture of Yorkshire and Lancashire, which revealed the distinctions between the upper classes of the British Empire and the reality of the people who worked in the factories to drive wealth and prosperity for others, never to get a share for themselves.

With a new introduction, this is a personal record of Orwell's growing disillusionment with the Spanish Civil War, gathering themes he would later explore to perfection in Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. Having joined international leftist forces in Barcelona, Orwell grew frustrated by the repressive totalitarianism of Stalin's communism.

Part war memoir, part tract, part exposé, Homage to Catalonia is a pivotal work in Orwellâ??s Å?uvre, and a key to understanding his political ideas and commitment to the socialist cause. Rejected by Orwellâ??s long-standing publisher, Gollancz, on political grounds, it is here presented in its original version, as published by SeckerWarburg in 1938.

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.

1984 and Animal Farm: Two Classic Novels in One Book The two most chilling dystopian classics ever written, are presented here in one volume. 1984 Winston Smith is a low-ranking member of the ruling Party in London, in the nation of Oceania. Everywhere Winston goes, even his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; everywhere he looks he sees the face of the Party's seemingly omniscient leader, a figure known only as Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even the people's history and language. Currently, the Party is forcing the implementation of an invented language called Newspeak, which attempts to prevent political rebellion by eliminating all words related to it. Even thinking rebellious thoughts is illegal. Such thoughtcrime is, in fact, the worst of all crimes. Winston feels frustrated by the oppression and rigid control of the Party, which prohibits free thought, sex, and any expression of individuality. Winston dislikes the party and has illegally purchased a diary in which to write his criminal thoughts. He has also become fixated on a powerful Party member named O'Brien, whom Winston believes is a secret member of the Brotherhood-the mysterious, legendary group that works to overthrow the Party. Animal Farm A group of animals take control of the farm they live on. The animals get fed up of their master, Farmer Jones, so they kick him out. Once they are free of the tyrant Jones, life on the farm is good for a while and there is hope for a happier future of less work, better education and more food. However, trouble brews as the pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, fight for the hearts and minds of the other animals on the farm. Napoleon seizes power by force and ends up exploiting the animals just as Farmer Jones had done. The novel ends with the pigs behaving and even dressing like the humans the animals tried to get rid of in the first place.

Animal Farm – The Complete Text contains the full text of the novel, with helpful annotations to explain characters, themes, context and more! Plus, we've included Knowledge Organiser pages, where all the key info is laid out in one handy place. And there are discussion questions to help students dig deeper into the novel. The CGP range for English Literature also includes a matching Text Guide (9781847626677), which contains all the notes and practice you need to really master Animal Farm!

Las grandes obras de la literatura infantil y juvenil que no pueden faltar en ninguna biblioteca. En un mundo donde la guerra es la paz, la libertad es la esclavitud y la ignorancia es la fuerza, el Hermano Mayor tiene ojos por todas partes. Las vidas de los ciudadanos est n vigiladas y cada decisi n se analiza al mil metro. Winston Smith, encargado de reescribir la historia para el gobierno, no puede escapar. El famoso cl sico de Orwell que dio el pistoletazo de salida al g nero de la distop a. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION 1984 is one of Time's List of 100 best English-language novels. This dystopian novella by George Orwell published in 1949, follows the life of Winston Smith, a low-ranking member of 'the Party', who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the party, and its ominous ruler Big Brother. The famous Orwell classic that kicked off the dystopia genre, now in an illustrated edition. In a world where war is peace, freedom is slavery, and ignorance is strength, Big Brother has eyes everywhere. People's lives are constantly watched, and every decision is analyzed ad nauseam. Winston Smith, tasked with rewriting history for the government, can't escape. The greatest works of children and young adult literature should always be included in any library.

Nyoversættelse af Rasmus Hastrup som også nyoversatte George Orwells 1984. Dyrene på mr. Jones? gård gør oprør og overtager magten. I spidsen står grisene med filosofien om, at alle dyr skal være lige, men efterhånden som tiden går, korrumperes både grisene og resten af gården, og snart er det ikke muligt at skelne mellem dyr og menneske. Animal Farm udkom for første gang på dansk i 1947 under titel Kammerat Napoleon og er kendt som en satirisk allegori over det Sovjetiske styre og Stalin. Det er en evigaktuel roman om de paradoksale menneskelige behov for frihed og magt, og faren ved politisk totalitarisme.

Orwells Streitschrift aus dem Jahr 1945 befasst sich mit den Ursachen des Nationalismus', aber auch mit den verwandten Ph nomenen der modernen Ideologie aufgrund hnlicher Haltungen. Orwell erweist sich dabei als scharfsinniger Beobachter und begnadeter Psychologe. Einige der Hauptgedanken aus "1984" werden in diesem Essay bereits vorweggenommen, insbesondere die angebliche Ver nderbarkeit der Vergangenheit und die bertrieben positive Wahrnehmung der eigenen Nation.

O romance atemporal de George Orwell Uma s tira sobre a cega aceita o de uma sociedade ao totalitarismo Uma fazenda tomada por seus animais maltratados e sobrecarregados. Com idealismo inflamado e slogans emocionantes, eles se propuseram a criar um para so de progresso, justi a e igualdade. Assim, o palco est armado para uma das f bulas sat ricas mais contundentes j escritas - um conto de fadas afiado como navalha para adultos que registra a evolu o da revolu o contra a tirania para um terr vel totalitarismo. Esta obra foi publicada pela primeira vez tendo a R ssia stalinista como seu alvo. Hoje bvio entender que, em qualquer tempo e em qualquer lugar, se a liberdade for atacada, sob qualquer bandeira, a clareza cortante e a com dia selvagem da obra-prima de George Orwell t m um significado e uma mensagem assustadoramente recentes. "Todos os animais s o iguais, mas alguns animais s o mais iguais do que outros."

Winston Smith is a low-positioning member of the ruling Party in London, in the country of Oceania. Wherever Winston goes, even in his own home, the Party watches him through telescreens; wherever he looks he sees the substance of the Party's all-knowing pioneer, a figure referred to just as Big Brother. The Party controls everything in Oceania, even individuals' set of experiences and language. The Party introduces some set of new rules which tend to banish the individuality of all the citizens residing. In any event, thinking defiant contemplations is unlawful. Such thoughtcrime is, truth be told, the most noticeably terrible of all violations. As the novel opens, Winston feels disappointed by the persecution and unbending control of the Party, which forbids free idea, sex, and any outflow of uniqueness. Winston hates the gathering and has wrongfully bought a journal in which to compose his criminal musings.

A Clergyman's Daughter is a 1935 novel by English author George Orwell. It tells the story of Dorothy Hare, the clergyman's daughter of the title, whose life is turned upside down when she suffers an attack of amnesia. It is Orwell's most formally experimental novel, featuring a chapter written entirely in dramatic form, but he was never satisfied with it and he left instructions that after his death it was not to be reprinted. Despite these instructions, Orwell did consent to the printing of cheap editions "of any book which may bring in a few pounds for my heirs" following his death.