George Orwell

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'The face was quite unfamiliar to her, and yet not strange. She had not known till this moment what face to expect'. A Clergyman's Daughter is George Orwell's least well-known, most unappreciated novel. Drawing on his experiences as a hop-picker, teacher, and urban vagrant, it tells the peculiar story of Dorothy Hare, the daughter of the Rector of St Athelstan's in the fictional town of Knype Hill. Unacknowledged by her absent-minded father and gossiped about by his rheumatic parishioners, Dorothy is suddenly and traumatically catapulted into the unknown. She wakes up in London, her memory temporarily gone; travels to the Kentish countryside; spends a night in Trafalgar Square; works for the authoritarian schoolteacher Mrs Creevy; and then journeys back to her old, limited life. A novel about loss and return, A Clergyman's Daughter charts the course of a young woman's voyage out and circular homecoming. In his introduction to the novel, Nathan Waddell lays out the fantastical elements and socio-political dimensions of A Clergyman's Daughter and examines how it drew inspiration from James Joyce's epic modernist novel Ulysses, a book Orwell deeply admired. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

With a new introduction by Professor John Sutherland, this edition takes a fresh look at one of the great works of the twentieth century. Animal Farm is a moral animal fable written to highlight the weakness of humankind, and satirize the rule of Stalin, whose rise through revolution ended in totalitarianism. Peppered with slogans such as 'All Animals Are Equal', Orwell undermines the dark treachery of the pigs with a simple economy of style as, open-eyed and naive, the other animals allow themselves to be outmanoeuvred. By the end of the book the pigs are as corrupt and arrogant as the humans they replace. For many, the book was a wider allegory of human behaviour, a lament; but for others it was a call to action that foreshadowed the Cold War, where differing world views would attempt to adopt Orwell's great work for their own purpose.

With a new introduction by Professor Richard Bradford this edition takes a fresh look at one of the great works of the twentieth century. Orwell's classic dystopian fiction warns us of our future, and deals with issues that speak to multiple dangers faced by many nations today. Winston Smith is a member of 'the party' and subject to constant surveillance by the eyes of Big Brother, the ruler of the society. 'Newspeak' is designed to eradicate all political speech, 'Thoughtcrimes' are categorized as any thoughts of resistance or rebellion against any aspect of society, and the threat of despatch to 'Room 101' is a looming warning to all. Orwell explores the mechanics of totalitarianism revealing how control over the mass media allows the state to control all aspects of life, both the past and the future.

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? 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. Vpervye - v dvujazychnom izdanii s novym, naibolee blizkim jazyku Oruella perevodom.

OBS! NYÖVERSÄTTNINGEN! George Orwells legendariska roman 1984 i efterlängtad nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall. Berättelsen utspelas i ett grådystert London. Huvudpersonen Winston bor i en lägenhet i det nedslitna hyreskomplexet Segerhuset. Romanen börjar med att Winston kommer springande i aprilblåsten och glider in genom glasdörrarna till Segerhuset utan att kunna hejda en virvel av sand från att också slinka in. I entrén och på varje våningplan ser han affischen med det enorma ansiktet och texten "STOREBROR SER DIG". Han tar trapporna upp till sin lägenhet eftersom hissen som vanligt inte fungerar. I varje hem finns en mörk metallplatta som kallas teleskärmen. Den sänder ut bild och ljud - för det mesta är det Partiets musik varvad med mässande röster som förmedlar dagens partiinformation. Skärmen registrerar också vad som händer i lägenheten. Partiet, med ledargestalten Storebror, ser allt, hör allt. Winston arbetar på Sanningsministeriet. Hans uppgift är att skriva om historien genom att korrigera gamla böcker och tidningsartiklar så att de stämmer med Partiets beskrivning av det förflutna. Han trivs inte med sin vardag. Han känner sig hopplöst ensam och rädd för att hans stora hemlighet ska avslöjas: att han misstror Partiet. Winstons kollegor kämpar för att vara så renläriga som möjligt. Skräcken alla lever med är att Tankepolisen ska upptäcka att man sagt, gjort eller bara tänkt något oacceptabelt. Winstons liv förändras den dag han får ett meddelande från Julia, en ung kvinna på Skönlitterära avdelningen... 1984 är den klassiska romanen om hur överheten - samhället, staten, strukturerna - härskar över individen genom att kontrollera språket och tänkandet. "För att regera och fortsätta regera måste man kunna rubba verklighetsuppfattningen." Det kontrollerade vansinnet... Fredsministeriet sysslar med krig. Sanningsministeriet sysslar med lögner. Kärleksministeriet sysslar med tortyr. Välståndsministeriet sysslar med svält. Orwell skrev klart sin roman 1948 och den utkom 1949, ett halvår innan han dog. Här i efterlängtad nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall som också skrivit det initierade efterordet om Orwells liv och om tillkomsten av denna bok. George Orwells roman 1984. Översättning och efterord Christian Ekvall. ISBN 978-91-7742-550-2. Högkvalitetspapper, sydda ark, mjuka pärmar med flikar. 288 sidor.

NOMINATED - CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDALAll animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. It's just an ordinary farm - until the animals revolt. They get rid of the irresponsible farmer. The other animals are sure that life is improving, but as systems are replaced and half-truths are retold, a new hierarchy emerges . . . Orwell's tale of propaganda, power and greed has never felt more pertinent. With an exciting new cover and inside illustrations by superstar Chris Mould.'Heartily recommend.' Just Imagine'Never been so timely . . . simply striking illustrations.' Armadillo Magazine'Atmospheric and deliciously macabre.' Lancashire Post'Perfectly pitched.' WRD Magazine

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. El artista gr fico Fido Nesti reelabora en estas p ginas la obra maestra del autor y novela cumbre del subg nero dist pico, dotando de rostros, cuerpos y paisajes un mundo que cada d a que pasa resulta menos dif cil de imaginar. «Aqu ya no estamos solo ante lo que habitualmente reconocemos como "literatura" e identificamos con la buena escritura. Aqu estamos, repito, ante energ a visionaria. Y no todas las visiones se refieren al futuro, o al M s All . -Umberto Eco «Un libro magn fico y profundamente interesante. -Aldous Huxley ENGLISH DESCRIPTION "In 1984, London is a gloomy city in which the Thought Police suffocatingly control the lives of its citizens. Winston Smith is a pawn in this perverse game and his task is to rewrite history to adapt it to what the Party considers the official version of events. Until he decides to rethink the truth of the system that governs and subjugates them. In these pages, the graphic artist Fido Nesti re-elaborates the author's masterpiece of the dystopian subgenre, endowing with faces, bodies, and landscapes a world that with each passing day becomes less difficult to imagine. 'Here we are no longer alone with what we usually recognize as "literature" and identify with good writing. Here we are, I repeat, before visionary energy. And not all visions refer to the future, or the Hereafter.' -Umberto Eco 'A magnificent and deeply interesting book.' -Aldous Huxley "