Nineteen Eighty-Four

Informationen zum Autor Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell , was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia . Klappentext 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 harsh 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 he begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker, Julia, but soon discovers that the true price of freedom is betrayal. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Assisted by: Carte (Editor), Carter (Editor), Ron Carter (Editor), Ronald Carter (Editor), Duro (Editor), Durow (Editor), Durow (Editor), Valerie Durow (Editor), Ronald Carter (Introduction)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 30.03.2000
• EAN: 9780140817744
• ISBN: 978-0-14-081774-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Student Edition; Penguin Student Editions; STUDENT EDNS; Penguin Classics; Penguin Student editions; STUDENT EDNS
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Englisch; Lektüre, FICTION / Dystopian, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Dystopian and utopian fiction, FICTION / World Literature / England / 20th Century, For higher / tertiary / university education, For advanced / upper secondary education