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... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1945, just as the allied forces had begun to parcel up the post-war world, Orwell's satire of the Soviet Revolution was instantly acclaimed as a Cold War classic. Set in the English countryside in the early years of the twentieth... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith, an outwardly obedient citizen of Airstrip One, dreams secretly of truth and freedom - but his rebellion will come at a terrible cost. George Orwell's dark masterpiece has enthralled readers for over seventy years... Zobraziť viac
'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... Zobraziť viac
'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. Zobraziť viac
Under the feckless husbandry of Mr Jones, the Manor Farm has fallen into disrepair. Pushed into hardship, the animals decide to stage a revolt, and, led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they overthrow Mr Jones and drive him away from the farm... Zobraziť viac
Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it... Zobraziť viac
1984, dnes již klasické dílo antiutopického žánru, je bezesporu jedním z nejpozoruhodnějších románů... Zobraziť viac
Kniha Georga Orwella Hold Katalánsku, v ktorej opisuje vlastné skúsenosti a zážitky zo španielskej občianskej vojny, zaujíma v jeho živote a myšlienkovom vývoji výnimočné miesto. Do Španielska totižto šiel preto, aby na vlastnej koži zažil.. Zobraziť viac
Tento sociální román má tak jako mnohá jiná Orwellova díla autobiografické rysy. Jeho hlavní hrdina Gordon Comstock,... Zobraziť viac
Orwellov román z roku 1939 zachytáva život v Anglicku pred 2. svetovou vojnou očami poisťovacieho agenta Georgea Bowlinga.... Zobraziť viac
Farmu zvířat, své nejcenější beletristické dílo, napsal George Orwell v letech 1943 a 1944, ale poprvé vyšla až v roce 1945,... Zobraziť viac
Dzhordzh Oruell (spravzhnye im'ya - Erik Artur Bler) - anhliysʹkyy pysʹmennyk, eseyist, zhurnalist i krytyk. Yoho tvorchistʹ kharakteryzuyetʹsya pronyklyvoyu sotsialʹnoyu krytykoyu, protystoyannyam totalitaryzmu... Zobraziť viac
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith... Zobraziť viac
Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm... Zobraziť viac
Politics and the English Language is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth... Zobraziť viac
Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit... Zobraziť viac
George Orwells 1984 ist längst zu einer scheinbar nicht mehr erklärungsbedĂĽrftigen Metapher fĂĽr totalitäre... Zobraziť viac
Everyman: In "Nineteen eighty-four", one of the 20th century's great myth-makers takes a cold look at the future. Orwell's... Zobraziť viac