Animal Farm
One of the most celebrated works of modern literature, Animal Farm is George Orwell's satire on the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's subsequent rule. It tells the story of the animals of Manor Farm, as they rise up against the drunken farmer Mr Jones and the ensuing leadership battle between two pigs, Snowball and Napoleon. They set in motion their 'system of thought', Animalism, a clear play on Communism, with seven tenets including, 'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.'
This elegant pocket hardback edition has real collector's appeal, featuring the classic, unabridged text, a facsimile of Orwell's signature on the title page, silver gilded page edges and beautifully designed endpapers. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works across history. These compact, foil-embossed hardbacks are printed using deluxe ivory paper and make the perfect gift.
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Animal Farm
NOMINATED - CILIP KATE GREENAWAY MEDAL
One of Faber's hand-picked classics that no home should be without. Animal Farm is the timeless story of revolution - now with an exciting new cover and inside illustrations by Chris Mould.
All 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.
This edition is part of a select range of illustrated 'rite of passage reads' from Faber, which includes: The Great Gatsby, The Bell Jar, Nineteen Eighty-Four, A Room with a View and Maurice.
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1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
This striking hardback edition presents George Orwell''s foundational tale of dystopian fiction, 1984, featuring new, full-colour illustrations by Jason Millet.Under the watchful eyes of Big Brother, the people of Oceania must submit totally to their government and suppress all expressions of individuality. Telescreens are everywhere, helicopters hover around buildings, and the Thought Police are constantly on alert. Despite the threat of severe punishment, diligent desk clerk Winston Smith sits down to write a diary which begins his quiet resistance against the regime.Arguably the twentieth century''s most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance, which continues to resonate to this day.This beautiful hardback edition contains the classic, unabridged text, presented with specially-commissioned, full-colour illustrations and beautifully designed endpapers. Part of the Arcturus Illustrated Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Illustrated Classics series brings together handsome hardcover editions of classic works, beautifully presented with full-colour, specially-commissioned illustrations, patterned endpapers and dust jackets.
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Állatfarm
,,Minden állat egyenlő, de néhány állat egyenlőbb a többinél."
,,Hajrá, Állatfarm, hajrá, állatok!" - zárja összeterelt hívei előtt mondott beszédét Napóleon, a Major Farm vezérsertése. Szükség is van a biztató szólamokra, hiszen a kis brit gazdaság lakói hiába űzték el kegyetlen gazdájukat, embertelen állatállamukat nemcsak kívülről fenyegetik, belül is sok az ellenség - az ellenforradalomra készülő John gazda és az áruló Hógolyó malac ügynökei már a tyúkólban is ott vannak. Személyi kultusz, megtorlás és háborús propaganda - semmilyen ár nem drága, ha az Állatfarm jövője a tét.
Ismerős történet?
A szovjet cenzoroknak bizonyára az volt, ugyanis nyomban betiltották George Orwell 1945-ben megjelent politikai szatíráját. Ez a sors várt a könyvre a világ összes többi diktatúrájában is, Magyarországon egészen 1989-ig csak szamizdatban volt hozzáférhető. És míg az '50-es években a CIA még lelkesen támogatta a kisregény rajzfilmes feldolgozását, napjaink Amerikájában időről időre felmerül az eltávolítása egyes iskolai könyvtárakból. Mert rezsimek jönnek és mennek, de az Állatfarm figyelmeztetése örök - az emberarcúság maszkja mögött gyakran mohó disznóvigyor rejtőzik.
Állatfarm
,,Minden állat egyenlő, de néhány állat egyenlőbb a többinél." ,,Hajrá, Állatfarm, hajrá, állatok!" - zárja összeterelt hívei előtt mondott beszédét Napóleon, a Major Farm vezérsertése. Szükség is van a biztató szólamokra, hiszen a kis brit gazdaság lakói hiába űzték el kegyetlen gazdájukat, embertelen állatállamukat nemcsak kívülről fenyegetik, belül is sok az ellenség - az ellenforradalomra készülő John gazda és az áruló Hógolyó malac ügynökei már a tyúkólban is ott vannak. Személyi kultusz, megtorlás és háborús propaganda - semmilyen ár nem drága, ha az Állatfarm jövője a tét. Ismerős történet? A szovjet cenzoroknak bizonyára az volt, ugyanis nyomban betiltották George Orwell 1945-ben megjelent politikai szatíráját. Ez a sors várt a könyvre a világ összes többi diktatúrájában is, Magyarországon egészen 1989-ig csak szamizdatban volt hozzáférhető. És míg az '50-es években a CIA még lelkesen támogatta a kisregény rajzfilmes feldolgozását, napjaink Amerikájában időről időre felmerül az eltávolítása egyes iskolai könyvtárakból. Mert rezsimek jönnek és mennek, de az Állatfarm figyelmeztetése örök - az emberarcúság maszkja mögött gyakran mohó disznóvigyor rejtőzik.
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Farma zvířat - grafický román
VŠECHNA ZVÍŘATA JSOU SI ROVNA.
ALE NĚKTERÁ JSOU SI ROVNĚJŠÍ.
Vstupte do světa, kde se zvířata bouří proti tyranské nadvládě lidí v touze po utopické harmonii, kde hledají svobodu a spravedlnost. Klasická alegorie George Orwella o moci, zradě a ctižádosti ožívá v této dynamické komiksové adaptaci, která nabízí temný, ale poutavý vhled do lidské povahy.
Díky vizuálnímu vyprávění, které umělecky zachycuje jak pád iluzí, tak vzestup nových tyranií, je tato adaptace nejen věrná původnímu dílu, ale také umožňuje čtenářům znovu prožít tento nadčasový příběh revoluce a zklamání. Když se zvířata snaží proměnit farmu v utopickou společnost, brzy zjišťují, že ideály svobody jsou rychle zastíněny ambicemi a manipulacemi jejich vůdců.
Připravte se na hlubokou analýzu lidské společnosti, pokrytectví a nebezpečí absolutní moci. Tato komiksová adaptace Farmy zvířat není jen poctou Orwellovu mistrovskému dílu, ale také podnětnou výzvou k zamyšlení nad naším vlastním světem.
„Soudruh Napoleon jedná pro naše dobro, i když to pro nás nemusí být vždy zřejmé.“
As I Please
Only edition in printAfter leaving his job with the BBC Eastern Service in November 1943, George Orwell became literary editor of Tribune magazine, penning a regular column called “As I Please” between 3rd December 1943 and 4th April 1947. Encompassing political opinion, literary criticism and social critique, Orwell’s editorials represent an invaluable commentary on the major cultural issues that preoccupied Britain during and after the war. Collected here in one volume, and fully annotated, these opinion pieces showcase Orwell’s polemical brilliance and cement his reputation as one of the finest journalists and literary writers in the English language.
A Nagy Testvér figyel
„Minden állat egyenlő, de néhány állat egyenlőbb másoknál.” „A múlt halott, a jövő elképzelhetetlen.” „Ha betartod a kis szabályokat, megszegheted a nagyokat.”
Orwell kérlelhetetlen igazságérzete, világlátása soha nem tűrte el a tapasztalt hazugságot. E füveskönyv azokból a gondolataiból idéz, melyek az őt leginkább foglalkoztató témákhoz kapcsolódnak: háború, diktatúra, aktuálpolitika, a pénz- illetve annak hiánya, az irodalmi alakok és jelenségek, vagy éppen az angol nyelv.
1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four): Gilded Pocket Edition
This striking hardback edition presents George Orwell's foundational tale of dystopian fiction, 1984, featuring silver cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Under the watchful eyes of Big Brother, the people of Oceania must submit totally to their government and supress all expressions of individuality. Telescreens are everywhere, helicopters hover around buildings, and the Thought Police are constantly on alert. Despite the threat of severe punishment, diligent desk clerk Winston Smith sits down to write a diary which begins his quiet resistance against the regime.
Arguably the twentieth century's most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance, which continues to resonate to this day.
This beautiful pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic, unabridged text, presented with an embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and silver gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic literature.
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautiful pocket editions of iconic literary works from across history. Presented with striking foil cover embossing, gilded page edges, and deluxe ivory paper, these editions make the perfect gift for lovers of classic literature.
Animal Farm
A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Orwell's satirical masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon.
Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life of equality and freedom. But they have underestimated the pigs. Napoleon and Snowball form an elite and take control for themselves, and the tyranny of the farmer is replaced with another kind of control leaving the animals again subject to a ruthless and cruel authority.
Imagined only as Orwell could, this powerful fable is instilled with humour and an underlying urgency that makes this one of the most prescient warnings ever written.
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Literary and Political Essays
One of the most celebrated novelists in the English language, George Orwell was also a prolific essay writer and literary reviewer, penning articles on such diverse subjects as the craft of writing, international politics and British cookery, and on such varied authors as Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, Rudyard Kipling and P.G. Wodehouse.
This volume collects all of Orwell's major essays, including 'Shooting an Elephant', 'Inside the Whale', 'Politics and the English Language', 'Why I Write' and 'Politics vs. Literature', as well as a comprehensive selection of shorter pieces on a variety of literary and political subjects. As a whole, this collection will provide useful insights into Orwell as a committed intellectual and serve as an indispensable companion to his fiction.
Nech žije aspidistra
Londýn, rok 1936. Gordon Comstock vyhlásil vojnu bohu peňazí a túto vojnu prehráva. Takmer tridsaťročný básnik, ktorého jediná zbierka poézie nedopadla najlepšie, sa vzdal práce autora reklamných textov a začal pracovať v kníhkupectve za polovicu svojho predchádzajúceho platu. Vždy bez peňazí, ale príliš hrdý na to, aby prijal pomoc, zriedka sa stretáva so svojimi niekoľkými priateľmi a nedokáže dostať panenskú Rosemary do postele, pretože (aspoň tak verí) „ak nemáš peniaze... ženy ťa nebudú milovať“. Na parapete okna Gordonovej ošarpanej izby v penzióne stojí chorľavá, ale nezničiteľná aspidistra – rastlina, ktorú nenávidí ako symbol „lakomého slušného správania nižšej strednej triedy“, pred ktorým uteká vo svojom páde na dno.
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Nech žije aspidistra
Londýn, rok 1936. Gordon Comstock vyhlásil vojnu bohu peňazí a túto vojnu prehráva. Takmer tridsaťročný básnik, ktorého jediná zbierka poézie nedopadla najlepšie, sa vzdal práce autora reklamných textov a začal pracovať v kníhkupectve za polovicu svojho predchádzajúceho platu. Vždy bez peňazí, ale príliš hrdý na to, aby prijal pomoc, zriedka sa stretáva so svojimi niekoľkými priateľmi a nedokáže dostať panenskú Rosemary do postele, pretože (aspoň tak verí) „ak nemáš peniaze... ženy ťa nebudú milovať“. Na parapete okna Gordonovej ošarpanej izby v penzióne stojí chorľavá, ale nezničiteľná aspidistra – rastlina, ktorú nenávidí ako symbol „lakomého slušného správania nižšej strednej triedy“, pred ktorým uteká vo svojom páde na dno.
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Nineteen Eighty-Four: The Illustrated Edition (Faber Illustrated Classics)
Big Brother is watching you.
Under the all-seeing eye of Big Brother, Winston Smith spends his days in the Ministry of Truth, rewriting the past to serve a government that erases and reshapes reality. But beneath his obedient surface, a flicker of rebellion smolders.
Despite constant surveillance and the ever-present threat of repression, he starts to inwardly question the Party. A note from a colleague - 'I love you' - marks the beginning of a secret affair that breaks all the rules. Together they embark on a dangerous journey against an all-seeing regime that punishes the desire to think freely.
But what will happen when they are found out?
This classic dystopian novel is a vision of life under totalitarian rule, where every thought or action could bring the Thought Police to the door.
Homage to Catalonia
''If you had asked me why I had joined the militia I should have answered: "To fight against Fascism," and if you had asked me what I was fighting for, I should have answered: "Common decency."'' Homage to Catalonia is George Orwell''s account of the Spanish Civil War. It was the last and most mature of Orwell''s documentary books and it is a sharp, focused and angry account of the fighting in Spain. The discomforts of trench warfare, his near-death experience of being shot, and his painful and disorientating medical treatment all contribute to the book''s gripping immediacy. At the same time, Orwell was aware that he was producing a work of art: ''Beware of my partisanship,'' he warns his readers, ''my mistakes of fact, and the distortion inevitably caused by my having seen only one corner of events.''Lisa Mullen''s introduction examines how the book straddles the divide between literature and history, and provides readers and students with a concise explanatory account of the controversies which have grown up around the book since its publication.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
''If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.'' 1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), George Orwell''s final novel, was completed in difficult conditions shortly before his early death. It is one of the most influential and widely-read novels of the post-war period, and has been a huge international bestseller over many decades. Continually in print, it has long been controversial, both in its immediate Cold War context and in later history.It is in some ways a realist novel, but in others is more akin to a work of science fiction, a dystopia or a satire. It also has strong affiliations to Gothic in its plotting, motifs and affective states. Full of horror and terror, it contains prophetic dreams and a central character who thinks of himself as a ''monster'', a ''ghost'' and ''already dead''. Like Frankenstein and Dracula, it is fascinated by the power of a documentary remnant addressed to an unknown reader.
