George Orwell

"First published in 1934, Burmese Days is a novel by George Orwell. Set in British Burma during the waning days of the Empire, it is ""a portrait of the dark side of the British Raj."" The story is based on Orwell's own experiences as a police officer in Burma. The main character of the novel is John Flory and he represents what is known as the ""pukka sahib"" who upholds British values and the British way of life. Flory is deliberately contrasted with other British residents of the area, however, he has real respect for the local culture and is not bigoted as the others. The others stand for the more normal course of British imperialism, with the British exercising power over people for whom they have contempt. The strong pessimism of Orwell is seen in the way Flory is marginalized by the British community precisely because he is not the bigot others are and so, Flory cannot survive in this atmosphere and commits suicide."

London, 1984. A ternary world: Eurasia, Estasia, Oceania. A banned freedom of speech. A rewritten and fixed past according to the Party's wishes. Here is the sinister atmosphere in which Winston, employed at the Ministry of Truth in Oceania, has to ensure that the traces of the former alliance between Oceania and Estasia no longer exist. But this invented amnesia weighs increasingly heavy on him, the lies of the Party eat him up. Although every pleasure is banned and the relationships are controlled, his encounter with Julia is going to lead him to dissidence... Written in 1948, published in 1949, the famous 1984 by George Orwell asserted its place, over time, as a monument of world literature of the twentieth century. Even as a fictional bible denouncing dictatorship. Memoria Books, an ever-changing international literary collection, presents its illustrated version of Orwell's masterpiece. Illustrated by Yoann Laurent-Rouault, a Master who graduated from the Beaux-Arts in Rennes, you will find a lot of illustrations, half of them being in colour. They will help the reader to dive into the atmosphere described by Orwell, and also enable another reading of the text. Get ready to discover the new face of Big Brother, Julia, and the most surprising: the one of Goldstein...

Un rotundo alegato a favor de la libertad y en contra del totalitarismo que se ha convertido en un cl sico de la literatura del siglo XX. Esta s tira de la Revoluci n rusa y el triunfo del estalinismo, escrita en 1945, se ha convertido por derechos propio en un hito de la cultura contempor nea y en uno de los libros m s mordaces de todos los tiempos. Ante el auge de los animales de la Granja Solariega, pronto detectamos las semillas de totalitarismo en una organizaci n aparentemente ideal; y en nuestros l deres m s carism ticos, la sombra de los opresores m s crueles. La presente edici n, avalada por The Orwell Foundation, sigue fielmente el texto definitivo de las obras completas del autor, fijado por el profesor Peter Davison. Incluye un ep logo del periodista y ensayista Christopher Hitchens, que pone de relieve la importancia del autor en nuestro tiempo. Marcial Souto firma la estupenda traducci n, que se public por primera vez en 2013 y es la m s reciente de la obra. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This edition follows the definitive text endorsed by The Orwell Foundation. A resounding plea for freedom and against totalitarianism, one that has become a classic of 20th century literature. This satire of the Russian Revolution and the triumph of Stalinism, written in 1945, has become, in its own right, a landmark of contemporary culture and one of the most scathing books of all time. Faced with the rise of the animals of the Manor Farm, we soon detect the seeds of totalitarianism in an apparently ideal organization, and, in our most charismatic leaders we see the shadow of the cruelest oppressors. This edition, endorsed by The Orwell Foundation, faithfully follows the definitive text of theauthor's complete works, set forth by Professor Peter Davison. It includes an epilogue by journalist and essayist Christopher Hitchens, which highlights the importance of the author in our time. Marcial Souto is in charge of the wonderful translation, which was published for the first time in 2013 and is the most recent one made of the work.

This book is a 2-in-1 combo of 1984 and Keep the Aspidistra flying by the world renowned author George Orwell. George Orwell is one of the world's most influential writers, the visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four and non-fiction classics Down and Out in Paris in London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. George Orwell was born Eric Blair in India in 1903 into a comfortable 'lower-upper-middle class' family. Orwell's father had served the British Empire, and Orwell's own first job was as a policeman in Burma. Orwell wrote in "Shooting an Elephant" (1936) that his time in the police force had shown him the "dirty work of Empire at close quarters"; the experience made him a lifelong foe of imperialism. By the time of his death in 1950, he was world-renowned as a journalist and author: for his eyewitness reporting on war (shot in the neck in Spain) and poverty (tramping in London, washing dishes in Paris or visiting pits and the poor in Wigan); for his political and cultural commentary, where he stood up to power and said the unsayable ('If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear'); and for his fiction, including two of the most popular novels ever written: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

This book is a 2-in-1 combo of Animal Farm and Coming up the Air by the world renowned author George Orwell. George Orwell is one of the world's most influential writers, the visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four and non-fiction classics Down and Out in Paris in London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. George Orwell was born Eric Blair in India in 1903 into a comfortable 'lower-upper-middle class' family. Orwell's father had served the British Empire, and Orwell's own first job was as a policeman in Burma. Orwell wrote in "Shooting an Elephant" (1936) that his time in the police force had shown him the "dirty work of Empire at close quarters"; the experience made him a lifelong foe of imperialism. By the time of his death in 1950, he was world-renowned as a journalist and author: for his eyewitness reporting on war (shot in the neck in Spain) and poverty (tramping in London, washing dishes in Paris or visiting pits and the poor in Wigan); for his political and cultural commentary, where he stood up to power and said the unsayable ('If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear'); and for his fiction, including two of the most popular novels ever written: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

This book is a 2-in-1 combo of Animal Farm and Burmese days by the world renowned author George Orwell. George Orwell is one of the world's most influential writers, the visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four and non-fiction classics Down and Out in Paris in London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. George Orwell was born Eric Blair in India in 1903 into a comfortable 'lower-upper-middle class' family. Orwell's father had served the British Empire, and Orwell's own first job was as a policeman in Burma. Orwell wrote in "Shooting an Elephant" (1936) that his time in the police force had shown him the "dirty work of Empire at close quarters"; the experience made him a lifelong foe of imperialism. By the time of his death in 1950, he was world-renowned as a journalist and author: for his eyewitness reporting on war (shot in the neck in Spain) and poverty (tramping in London, washing dishes in Paris or visiting pits and the poor in Wigan); for his political and cultural commentary, where he stood up to power and said the unsayable ('If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear'); and for his fiction, including two of the most popular novels ever written: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

This book is a 2-in-1 combo of Animal Farm and A Clergyman's Daughter by the world renowned author George Orwell. George Orwell is one of the world's most influential writers, the visionary author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-four and non-fiction classics Down and Out in Paris in London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia. George Orwell was born Eric Blair in India in 1903 into a comfortable 'lower-upper-middle class' family. Orwell's father had served the British Empire, and Orwell's own first job was as a policeman in Burma. Orwell wrote in "Shooting an Elephant" (1936) that his time in the police force had shown him the "dirty work of Empire at close quarters"; the experience made him a lifelong foe of imperialism. By the time of his death in 1950, he was world-renowned as a journalist and author: for his eyewitness reporting on war (shot in the neck in Spain) and poverty (tramping in London, washing dishes in Paris or visiting pits and the poor in Wigan); for his political and cultural commentary, where he stood up to power and said the unsayable ('If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear'); and for his fiction, including two of the most popular novels ever written: Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.

A new and definitive edition of Coming up for Air, introduced and annotated by Orwell's prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.

A new and definitive edition of Keep the Aspidistra Flying, introduced and annotated by Orwell's prize-winning biographer. With additional content from Orwell himself.

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.

“Ægte genialitet … al hans vrede og frustration fandt deres første rigtige udtryksmiddel i Vejen til Wigan Pier.” – Peter Ackroyd, The TimesVejen til Wigan Pier er en berømt reportageroman af George Orwell. Bogen har ikke tidligere været oversat til dansk og udkommer her for første gang på dansk. Bogens første del er en af Orwells mest berømte reportager fra hans ophold blandt kulminearbejdere i Nordengland i vinteren 1936. I sin usædvanligt klare og enkle stil beskriver han minearbejdernes hårde arbejde, den usle løn og de elendige boligforhold, som han også prøvede på egen krop. Bogens anden del er et essay, hvor Orwell beskriver og analyserer det engelske klassesamfund med afsæt i skildringer af sit eget liv og opvækst. Med et eminent blik for detaljerne viser han, hvordan de skarpe klasseskel står i vejen for socialismens fodfæste i England, hvilket han anser for et tvingende nødvendigt værn mod fascismens fremmarch. Opholdet i Wigan gjorde Orwell til overbevist socialist, idet han så den økonomiske ulighed, kapitalismen kunne medføre. Han var dog kritisk overfor flere af de socialistiske bevægelser og spidder i bogen den overfladiske socialisme, hvor man sympatiserer med arbejderne, men ikke omgås dem. Resultatet var, at Orwell provokerede både det politiske venstre og højre, der begge tog afstand fra ham eller brugte ham ved at tage ham til indtægt for egne synspunkter. Vejen til Wigan Pier er nr. 39 på The Guardians liste '100 best nonfiction books of all time'."... fremragende reportage fra Nordenglands barske kulminer (...) Kulminekapitlerne vokser til en blændende karakteristik af det britiske klassesamfund (...) hvis man vil ind under huden på manden, som skrev nogle af det tyvende århundredes væsentligste romaner – 'Animal Farm' (senest udsendt på dansk under titlen 'Dyregården') samt '1984', hans klassiker om Storebror-samfundet – er det denne bogs anden halvdel, man skal læse." – Jes Stein Pedersen, Politiken ????? Langt om længe udkommer George Orwells The Road to Wigan Pier på dansk. En kras reportage fra klassesamfundets mørkeland og et sylespidst opgør med salonsocialismen … reportagejournalistik i mesterklassen … en kongenial oversættelse af Lærke Pade og med et indsigtsfuldt efterord af Per Stig Møller … Hvis man holder af 1984 og Dyregården, som begge blev genudgivet i fjor, vil man ved læsningen af Vejen til Wigan Pier se tegningen til den kritik af masseforførelse og underkastelse, som begge disse klassikere på forskellig vis kredser om.” – Adam Holm, Weekendavisen“I dette år, 1936, blev George Orwell med sine rejser til Wigan og Barcelona til den George Orwell, der skrev sig ind historien.” – Per Stig Møller, Efterord, Vejen til Wigan Pier“Orwells originalitet som forfatter består i uvilligheden til at acceptere udsagn og teorier, som ikke har bund i det selvoplevede. (…) Som en vigtig påmindelse om, at vores samfundsmæssige virkelighed nok er mere speget og indfældet, og vi mennesker repræsenterer langt mere kultur og vaner og religion, end vi normalt er klar over, er Orwells bog pligtlæsning.” – Henrik Gade Jensen, indblik.dk“Lyden af en stor forfatter, der finder sin autentiske stemme.” – Robert McCrum, The Guardian“Reportageromanen er intensiv læsning fra start til slut, og der er uden tvivl meget visdom at hente i Orwells ord (...) Det intense i livet, der bliver beskrevet, er eviggyldigt, og hans tanker om vores verden og samfund er lige så gyldige nu, som de var det dengang.” ­– Louise Trankjær, Skriv for livet“Orwell er en forfatter med en exceptionel umiddelbarhed, friskhed og energi – han er påståelig og dristig, skiftevis vred og meget blid … kvaliteterne i Orwells prosa er først og fremmest, at den normalt er forbilledlig klar og enkel.” – Richard Hoggart, Introduction, The Road to Wigan Pier, Penguin, 1989“Afskyeligheden i indledningen … er uovertruffen. Han synes at påvirke den moderne verden, som Engels påvirkede 1840-50’ernes verden. Men med den forskel, at Orwell er en født forfatter, hvor Engels, trods sin fyrige og strålende karakter, ganske enkelt ikke var forfatter.” – Edith Sitwell

First published in 1934, George Orwell's first novel 'Burmese Days', presents a devastating portrayal of British colonial rule, inspired by his experiences in the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. The story describes both indigenous corruption and Imperial bigotry. John Flory is a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma. Disillusioned by imperial life, Flory defies orthodoxy and befriends Indian Dr. Veraswami. The doctor is being pursued by a corrupt magistrate, U Po Kyin, who is orchestrating his downfall. The only thing that can save his reputation is membership in the all-white Club, and Flory is in a position to help. Flory's life is also upended by the arrival of beautiful Parisian Elizabeth Lackersteen, who offers an escape from loneliness and the deceit of colonial life. It is an astonishing examination of the debasing effect of empire on occupied and occupier. Top 10 Hardcover Library Books: A Wrinkle in Time (9789389440188) How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (9789387669161) Their Eyes Were Watching God (9789389440577) The Magic of Believing (9789388118217) Zen in the Art of Archery (9789354990298) A Cloud by Day, a Fire by Night (9789391181611) Siddhartha by Hermann hesse (9789387669116) The Richest Man in Babylon (9789354990717) The Book of Five Rings (9789389440553) The Knowledge of the Holy (9789389157239) Note: Search by ISBN

In the Burmese provincial town of Kyauktada, the world-weary John Flory - a thirty-something English teak dealer - leads a life of quiet disillusionment, hardly mixing with the natives or the expat community, and deriving some comfort only from his conversations with an Indian friend, Doctor Veraswami, and the attentions of his local mistress. His prospects seem to improve when he meets the orphaned niece of a timber merchant, Elizabeth Lackersteen, who appears to reciprocate his feelings of love - but the arrival on the scene of another suitor, the boorish police officer Verrall, and the scheming of a disgruntled local magistrate threaten to shatter Flory's dreams and put him on a path to tragedy. Based on the author's own experiences in Burma as a young officer in the Indian Imperial Police, Burmese Days - here presented in the version published in Britain in 1944, which follows the text of its first American edition - is George Orwell's debut novel, invaluable both as a faithful description of life in Burma during the twilight of the British Raj and as an expose of the failings of colonial rule.

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. Memoria Books, fonds litt raire international en construction permanente, pr sente sa version fran aise et illustr e du chef-d'oeuvre d'Orwell. Traduit par Cl mentine Vacherie, pr fac par Jean-David Haddad, il est illustr par Yoann Laurent-Rouault, Ma tre dipl m des Beaux-Arts de Rennes. De nombreuses illustrations, dont une moiti en couleur, viennent plonger le lecteur dans l'ambiance d peinte par Orwell, et permettent une autre lecture du texte. D couvrez vite le nouveau visage de Big Brother, celui de Julia, et le plus surprenant: celui de Goldstein...