In George Orwell’s masterful dystopian novel, 1984, the world is ravaged by perpetual war, propaganda-driven news, omnipresent government surveillance, and totalitarianism. Orwell’s invented terms have become familiar even to people who have never read the book. Big Brother, doublethink, Newspeak, unperson, the thought police-even Orwell’s name-have become shorthand for menacing political concepts. In part, the perennial popularity of 1984 stems from its constant relevance to our time of its themes: invasion of privacy, ubiquitous surveillance, mass media and disinformation, cult of personality, and censorship. It is a towering work of horror that is crushingly immediate. This Warbler Classics edition includes a detailed biographical timeline.
Tabella dei contenuti
CONTENTS
ONE
I1
II17
III25
IV32
V41
VI54
VII59
VIII69
TWO
I88
II99
III107
IV115
V124
VI132
VII135
VIII142
IX152
X186
THREE
I192
II204
III222
IV234
V241
VI245
Appendix254
Biographical Timelline265
Circa l’autore
ERIC ARTHUR BLAIR (1903-1950), pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. After resigning from a position as an Imperial policeman in Burma, he worked as a teacher, a bookseller, and at a variety of menial jobs while he pursued writing. He was wounded fighting in the Spanish Civil War and worked as a journalist during World War II. The publication of Animal Farm brought him worldwide recognition. His last novel, 1984, was published less than a year before his sudden death at the age of forty-six.
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