1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. "1984" is still the great modern classic "negative Utopia" - a startling original and haunting novel that ... Zobraziť viac
George Orwell's vivid memoir of his time living among the desperately poor and destitute, Down and Out in Paris and London is a moving tour of the underworld of society. 'You have talked so often of going to the dogs - and well, here are the dogs, and you Zobraziť viac
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A searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and... Zobraziť viac
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century... Zobraziť viac
Winston Smith re-writes history for the Ministry of Truth in Oceania. Big Brother and the Thought Police watch everyone for signs of Thought Crime. But when Winston falls in love with Julia, he begins to have new ideas... Zobraziť viac
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT "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... 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
'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
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
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
'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
These essays, reviews and articles illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art. 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
Zvieracia farma je politickou satirou na revolúciu, ktorá sa vymkla z rúk. Zvieratá sa zbavia nadvlády nenávidených ľudí a... 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
Penguin Books Ltd: When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm... Zobraziť viac
Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past... Zobraziť viac
Orwellov román z roku 1939 zachytáva život v Anglicku pred 2. svetovou vojnou očami poisťovacieho agenta Georgea Bowlinga.... 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
