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The Ministry of Truth - The Biography of George Orwell's 1984

English · Paperback / Softback

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1984 isn’t just a novel; it’s a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell’s final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, two plus two equals five--that gain potency with every year. Its vast influence resonates throughout world culture at every level, from high to pop.br> br> The Ministry of Truth is the first book to fully examine the origin and legacy of 1984: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in the Spanish Civil War and wartime London that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his final years; and the political and cultural shockwaves that the novel triggered at once upon publication and which, far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explores how history informs fiction and fiction explains history.br> b>br>br> /b>

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Authors Dorian Lynskey
Publisher Anchor Books USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.05.2020
 
EAN 9780525563723
ISBN 978-0-525-56372-3
No. of pages 384
Dimensions 131 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies

Amerikanische Geschichte, Nordamerika (USA und Kanada), Literaturwissenschaft: 1900 bis 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary, Biography / Autobiography, HISTORY / North America, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century

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