1984
Byl jasný, studený dubnový den a hodiny odbíjely třináctou. Winston Smith, s bradou přitisknutou k hrudi, aby unikl protivnému větru, rychle proklouzl skleněnými dveřmi věžáku na Sídlišti vítězství. Ne však dost rychle, aby zabránil zvířenému písku a prachu vniknout dovnitř. Těmito větami začíná slavný antiutopický román anglického spisovatele George Orwella – jeden z pilířů literatury 20.
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1984
Nové vydanie románu 1984 - jedného z najznámejších diel svetovej literatúry. Spája v sebe prvky spoločensko-politického a vedecko-fantastického románu. Je obžalobou komunistickej diktatúry, ktorá roku 1984 ovládla všetko, vrátane ľudského myslenia. Román opisuje osudy čestného, citlivého a uvažujúceho jednotlivca (Winstona Smitha), ktorý sa vzoprie systému, za čo platí krutú daň.
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Zvieracia farma
Aktualizované vydanie románu Zvieracia farma je politickou satirou na revolúciu, ktorá sa vymkla z rúk. Zvieratá sa zbavia nadvlády nenávidených ľudí a zavedú si svoj vlastný režim, v ktorom si všetci majú byť rovní. Z nádherných ideálov revolúcie sa však postupne stáva nočná mora. Prasce sa zmocnili koryta, a teda aj vlády, postupne si začali prispôsobovať zákony a legendárny slogan sa čoskoro mení na "Všetky zvieratá sú si rovné, ale niektoré sú si rovnejšie".
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Animal Farm
The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones - he's drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revolutionary plans, the animals are convinced they can thrive on their own once the despot Jones is overthrown. But as the pigs vie for power, they begin to bear an uncanny resemblance to the tyrants they have overthrown...
George Orwell's renowned fable became an instant success on publication after the Second World War. The novel has continued to captivate readers of all ages, and has secured Orwell's position as one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
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Animal Farm
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell's fable of revolutionary farm animals - the steadfast horses Boxer and Clover, the opportunistic pigs Snowball and Napoleon, and the deafening choir of sheep - who overthrow their elitist human master only to find themselves subject to a new authority, is one of the most famous warnings ever written.
Rejected by such eminent publishing figures as Victor Gollancz, Jonathan Cape and T.S. Eliot due to its daringly open criticism of Stalin, Animal Farm was published to great acclaim by Martin Secker and Warburg on 17 August 1945.
One reviewer wrote 'In a hundred years' time perhaps Animal Farm ... may simply be a fairy story: today it is a fairy story with a good deal of point.'
Seventy-five years since its first publication, Orwell's immortal satire remains an unparalleled masterpiece and more relevant than ever.
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Homage to Catalonia
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
'There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all'
Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died, Homage to Catalonia is an extraordinary first-hand record of him time on the frontline. Written with all of the depth, passion and deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing this is a vivid account of the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies.
Although Orwell was himself near-fatally wounded he finds both bleak and comic notes in his experience which is recorded with such clarity and depth that this short work has become one of his best known.
Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith
'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past'
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal.
George Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century.
1984
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."
The year is 1984. War and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought Police ensure no individual thinking is allowed.
Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history. But Winston dreams of freedom, and of rebellion. It is here that he falls in love with Julia, and starts a secret, forbidden affair with her - but in this world nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.
A dystopian masterpiece, this is the powerful and prophetic novel that defined the twentieth century.
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1984
'It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.'
The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought Police are employed to ensure that no individual thinking is allowed.
Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history, but he dreams of freedom and of rebellion. It is here that he meets and falls in love with Julia. They start a secret, forbidden affair - but nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.
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Down and Out in Paris and London
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT
'You can live on a shilling a day in Paris if you know how. But it is a complicated business'
As a struggling writer in his twenties, Orwell lived as a down-and-out among the poorest members of society. In this, his early memoir, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working as a penniless dishwasher in Paris, pawning clothes to buy a day's worth of bread and wine, sleeping in bug-infested bunks, trading survival skills and cigarette butts with fellow tramps, and trudging between London's workhouse spikes for a few hours' sleep and tea. With all of the sensitivity and compassion that Orwell is known and loved for, he exposed the hardships of poverty and gave readers an unprecedented look at life lived on the fringes of society.
This vivid account is an enduring call to support the world's most vulnerable people and exemplifies his belief that 'The greatest of evils and the worst of crimes is poverty.'
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY KERRY HUDSON
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four
Winston Smith rewrites history. It's his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresent Big Brother, control the people of Oceania.
Winston knows what a good citizen of Oceania must do: show his devotion for Big Brother and the Party; abstain from all vices; and, most importantly, possess no critical thoughts of their own. The new notebook he's begun to write in is definitely against the rules - in fact, the Thought Police could arrest him simply for having it. Yet, as Winston begins to write his own history, a seed of rebellion begins to grow in his heart - one that could have devastating consequences.
In George Orwell's final and most well-known novel, he explores a dystopian future in which a totalitarian government controls the actions, thoughts and even emotions of its citizens, exercising power through control of language and history. Its lasting popularity is testament to Orwell's powerful prose, and is a passionate political warning for today.
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Homage to Catalonia
'This is the story of one man who went to Spain with an intellectual sympathy for socialist doctrine and came back...with a fervent, almost religious belief in its necessity'
Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died, Homage to Catalonia is an extraordinary first-hand record of him time on the frontline. Written with all of the depth, passion and deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing this is incredible work of non-fiction tells of the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies. Although Orwell was himself near-fatally wounded he finds both bleak and comic notes in his experience which is recorded with such clarity and depth that this short work has become one of his best known.
Animal Farm
"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. "
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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Down and Out in Paris and London
Three francs will feed you till tomorrow, and you cannot think further than that...
As a young man struggling to find his voice as a writer, George Orwell left the comfort of home to live in the impoverished working districts of Paris and London. He would document both the chaos and boredom of destitution, the eccentric cast of characters he encountered, and the near-constant pains of hunger and discomfort.
Exposing the grim reality of a life marred by poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London, part memoir, part social commentary, would become George Orwell's first published work.
1984, Állatfarm, Hódolat Katalóniának
"Üdvözlet az egyformaság korából, a magányosság korából, a Nagy Testvér korából, a duplagondol korából" – írja a naplójába Winston Smith, a lázadó, a gondolatbűnöző, aki nem hajlandó elismerni, hogy a 2x2 a Párt akarata szerint lehet három vagy öt. Az 1984 örök emlékeztető a 20. század totalitárius hatalmai, ugyanakkor kegyetlen szatíra és figyelmeztetés is a jövőre vagy éppenséggel a jelenre nézve, hiszen ma is zsigereinkben érezhetjük a diktatúrák örökségét. 1948-ban, betegen, kiábrándultan Orwell olyan regényvilágot alkotott, amely borzongató realitásával rabul ejti az olvasót, s bár sok mindent be tudunk helyettesíteni a történelem valós alakjaival, eszméivel, intézményeivel, ebben a regényben mégis az írói fantázia a leglenyűgözőbb. Egy angol farm, Mr. Jones "Major"-ja a színhelye Orwell másik legismertebb művének, az Állatfarmnak. Egy nap az állatok a disznók vezetésével megdöntik az Ember uralmát, és élik először szabadnak, derűsnek látszó, majd egyre jobban elkomoruló életüket a Napóleon nevű kan disznó vezette, egyre zordabb diktatúrában. Orwell 1943–44-ben írott műve – amelynek a szerző a ironikusan a „Tündérmese” alcímet adta – ténylegesen a sztálini korszak szatírája, de a mai napig nyomasztóan aktuális a mondanivalója. A Hódolat Katalóniának alapkönyv a másik két nagy műhöz. A szerző 1936-ban őszinte lelkesedéssel utazott Spanyolországba riportot készíteni a köztársaságiak hősi harcáról, majd megérkezvén csatlakozott is a milíciához, hogy néhány hónap múlva menekülnie kelljen a szovjet erőkkel megerősített spanyol kommunisták elől. Orwell ebben a művében kezdeti irodalmi sikerei után tér vissza újságírói gyökereihez, és megrázó erővel tudósít a spanyol polgárháborúról.
Állatfarm - magyar-angol kétnyelvű
Minden állat egyenlő? Ugyan már. Vannak köztük egyenlőbbek is. Orwell 1943–44-ben írott műve minden elnyomó, totalitárius rendszerre ráillik. Egy angol major a színhely, ahol az állatok a disznók vezetésével megdöntik az Ember uralmát. A maguk igazgatta farmon élik először szabadnak, derűsnek látszó, majd egyre jobban elkomoruló életüket. Az 1984 írójának már ebben a művében is nagy szerepet játszik a történelmi dokumentumok meghamisításának motívuma. Visszamenőlegesen megváltoznak, majd feledésbe merülnek az állatok hajdani ideológusának, az Őrnagynak az eszméi. A Napóleon nevű nagy kan ragadja magához a hatalmat, és – természetesen mindig a megfelelő ideológiai magyarázattal – egyre zordabb diktatúrát kényszerít állattársaira. A szerző a „Tündérmese” alcímet adta regényének, mely eredetileg a sztálini korszak szatírája volt, de az emberek és az állatok minden diktátor alatt ugyanolyanok.
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