Nineteen Eighty-Four
1984
Seiten
2021
Macmillan Collector's Library (Verlag)
978-1-5290-3266-6 (ISBN)
Macmillan Collector's Library (Verlag)
978-1-5290-3266-6 (ISBN)
Presented in a beautiful collector's edition, Nineteen Eighty-Four is George Orwell’s profound dystopian novel about a surveillance state far ahead of its time, featuring an introduction by writer, journalist and Orwell scholar Dorian Lynskey.
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying dystopia, created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this day.
The year is 1984. The country is impoverished and permanently at war, people are watched day and night by Big Brother and their every action and thought is controlled by the Thought Police. Winston Smith works in the department of propaganda, where his job is to rewrite the past. Spurred by his longing to escape, Winston rebels. He breaks the law by falling in love with Julia and, as part of the clandestine organization the Brotherhood, they attempt the unimaginable – to bring down the Party.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features an introduction by writer, journalist and Orwell scholar Dorian Lynskey.
George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying dystopia, created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this day.
The year is 1984. The country is impoverished and permanently at war, people are watched day and night by Big Brother and their every action and thought is controlled by the Thought Police. Winston Smith works in the department of propaganda, where his job is to rewrite the past. Spurred by his longing to escape, Winston rebels. He breaks the law by falling in love with Julia and, as part of the clandestine organization the Brotherhood, they attempt the unimaginable – to bring down the Party.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, a series of stunning clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. This edition features an introduction by writer, journalist and Orwell scholar Dorian Lynskey.
Eric Arthur Blair (George Orwell) was born in 1903 in India, where his father was a civil servant. After studying at Eton College, he served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma for several years, and this inspired his first novel, Burmese Days. After two years in Paris, he returned to England to work as a teacher and then in a bookshop. In 1936 he travelled to Spain to fight for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War, where he was badly wounded. During the Second World War he worked for the BBC. A prolific journalist and essayist, Orwell wrote some of the most influential books in English literature, including the dystopian Nineteen Eighty-Four and his political allegory Animal Farm. He died from tuberculosis in 1950.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.01.2021 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Einführung | Dorian Lynskey |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 101 x 157 mm |
| Gewicht | 216 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5290-3266-0 / 1529032660 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5290-3266-6 / 9781529032666 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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