George Orwell, vlastným menom Eric Arthur Blair, je jedným z najvplyvnejších britských autorov 20. storočia. Jeho diela sú známe pre svoju kritiku totalitarizmu, autoritárstva a sociálnej nespravodlivosti. Orwellove knihy, najmä dystopický román "1984" a alegorický príbeh "Zvieracia farma", sa stali ikonickými literárnymi dielami, ktoré upozorňujú na nebezpečenstvo politického útlaku a manipulácie. Jeho príspevok do literatúry a politickej filozofie je neoceniteľný a jeho diela sa dodnes považujú za zásadné v rámci svetovej literatúry.
Medzi jeho najznámejšie diela patrí už spomenutý román "1984", ktorý ponúka desivý obraz totalitného režimu, kde je kontrola nad myslením a správaním obyvateľov absolútna. Ďalším dôležitým dielom je "Zvieracia farma", alegória ruskej revolúcie a kritika komunistickej ideológie. Obe knihy získali medzinárodné uznanie a boli preložené do mnohých jazykov vrátane slovenčiny. George Orwell bol nielen autorom, ale aj esejistom, novinárom a kritikom, ktorého ostrý intelekt a zmysel pre spravodlivosť ho priviedli k písaniu diel, ktoré nielen zabávali, ale aj nútili čitateľov zamyslieť sa nad povahou moci a slobody.
The Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, Big Brother - 1984 itself: these terms and concepts have moved from the world of fiction into our everyday lives. They are central to our thinking about freedom and its suppression; yet they were newly created by George Orwell in 1949 as he conjured his...
Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-SmithCelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and...
George Orwell | LEDA spol.s r.o.nakladatelství (február, 2021)
WINSTON SMITH provede v dubnu 1984 něco nepřípustného. Ve válečných podmínkách Oceánie drcené krutovládou jedné Strany si začne psát deník, kterému svěřuje pochyby, jež ho už léta mučí. Úředník londýnského Ministerstva pravdy, kde se retušují, falšují či přímo likvidují dějiny, však ve svých zápiscích obtížně hledá srovnání s dřívějšími normálními...
Una de las novelas más atractivas e inquietantes del siglo XX.Londres, 1984: el Gran Hermano controla hasta el último detalle de la vida privada de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith trabaja en el Ministerio de la Verdad reescribiendo y retocando la historia para un estado totalitario que somete de forma despiadada...
The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard FaireyWinston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal....
Man beraubt sie der Früchte ihrer Arbeit, sperrt sie ein und beutet sie aus. Die Tiere auf dem Gutshof haben genug und proben den Aufstand - für eine bessere Welt, in der alle Tiere gleich und frei sind. Doch bald zeigt sich: Gleich heißt nicht gleich, und Freiheit ist ein...
WAR IS PEACEFREEDOM IS SLAVERYIGNORANCE IS STRENGTHWinston Smith is a good worker. He supports the Party. He is good at his job rewriting history to Government specification. Big Brother watches him, but there is nothing to see.Winston's struggle against the totalitarian world he inhabits is a closely guarded secret. It...
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, led by Big Brother.Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought...
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.
In the subsequent struggle for power, it...
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. "Mr Jones, the owner of Manor Farm, is a lazy drunk. The animals decide to overthrow him in a revolution that will allow them to run the farm, liberating themselves and creating a new life...
Orwell's timeless satire, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith'All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others'When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the...
All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. It's just an ordinary farm - until the animals revolt. They get rid of the irresponsible farmer.The other animals are sure that life is improving, but as systems are replaced and half-truths are retold, a new hierarchy emerges...
A new edition of Orwell's savage satire of the Soviet Revolution, introduced and annotated by his biographer, D.J. TaylorFirst 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...
In 1943, there was an urgent need for Animal Farm. The Soviet Union had become Britain's ally in the war against Nazi Germany, and criticism of Stalin's brutal regime was either censored or discouraged. In any case, many intellectuals on the left still celebrated the Soviet Union, claiming that the...
Speciální edice knihy "Animal Farm" v anglickém jazyce pro středně pokročilé studenty. Kniha obsahuje 20 ilustrací v černo-bílém provedení a anglicko-český slovník. Příběh "Animal Farm" napsal anglický spisovatel George Orwell. Originální text byl přepracován rodilým mluvčím angličtiny a doplněn 20 ilustracemi, které vytvořily dvě české ilustrátorky. Naše speciální edice "Animal...
Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. We walk about under a load of memories which we long to share and somehow never can. John Flory, a white timber merchant in 1920s Burma, has unorthodox views. To him, the Burmese culture and people should...
'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, Orwell recalls with vivid clarity his time working...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 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...
Down and Out in Paris and London was George Orwell's first published book. It is at once a very personal account, and a vivid expose of hard lives weighed down by poverty in France and England between the wars.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized...
George Orwell is a difficult author to summarize. He was a would-be revolutionary who went to Eton, a political writer who abhorred dogma, a socialist who thrived on his image as a loner, and a member of the Imperial Indian Police who chronicled the iniquities of imperialism. Both the books...
THE AUTHORATITIVE TEXT 'There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all' Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died, Homage to Catalonia is an extraordinary first-hand record of him...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. I sometimes fear we shall never wake till we are jerked out of it by the roar of bombs In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published...
Homage to Catalonia remains one of the most famous accounts of the Spanish Civil War. With characteristic scrutiny, Orwell questions the actions and motives of all sides whilst retaining his firm beliefs in human courage and the need for radical social change.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of...
Orwellov knižný debut Na dne v Paríži a Londýne sa pohybuje na pomedzí sociálnej reportáže a memoárov. Autor v knihe na základe vlastných skúseností a zážitkov ukazuje odvrátenú stranu dvoch európskych metropol na konci dvadsiatych rokov minulého storočia. Privádza nás medzi ľudí na úplnom okraji spoločnosti zbedačených pracovníkov vychýrených parížskych hotelov a reštaurácií a anglických...
George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithOne of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World''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...
George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying dystopia, which he created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this day.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound,...
George Orwell, perhaps one of the most perceptive writers of the twentieth century, wrote extensively about English life and politics. This selection of his essays and journalism brings together his most provocative and insightful writing on England and Englishness.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized...
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer. In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher - to write a book about unemployment and social conditions...
One of the most famous works of literature in the world, 1984 is a landmark of dystopian science fiction. It is an indictment of the communist dictatorship of Big Brother that controlled everything in 1984. The readers immerse themselves in the life of the honest, sensitive and thoughtful Winston Smith,...
George Orwell, vlastným menom Eric Arthur Blair (*25. jún 1903, Motihari, India – †21. január 1950, Londýn, Spojené kráľovstvo), sa narodil v Indii, ktorá bola v tom čase súčasťou Britskej ríše. V ranom veku sa presťahoval do Anglicka, kde navštevoval prestížnu školu Eton. Po štúdiu sa pridal k Indickej imperiálnej polícii v Barme, kde začal vnímať problémy koloniálnej moci, čo ovplyvnilo jeho neskoršiu tvorbu. Po návrate do Anglicka sa začal venovať písaniu, pričom jeho prvé diela boli ovplyvnené jeho skúsenosťami z koloniálnej služby a z života medzi chudobnými v Paríži a Londýne. Jeho literárna kariéra nabrala na obrátkach po vydaní románu "Na dne v Paríži a Londýne" (1933), kde opísal život v chudobe. Orwellove diela sa postupne stali známymi pre ich sociálnu kritiku, pričom vrcholom jeho tvorby sú knihy "1984" a "Zvieracia farma".
Tieto knihy boli ovplyvnené jeho skúsenosťami z občianskej vojny v Španielsku a jeho rozčarovaním z totalitných režimov, ktoré pozoroval v Európe. Orwell vo svojej kariére pôsobil aj ako novinár a esejista, pričom prispieval do mnohých periodík, kde analyzoval politické a spoločenské otázky svojej doby. Jeho eseje sú dodnes cenené pre ich jasnosť, priamočiarosť a analytickú hĺbku. George Orwell zomrel v roku 1950 na tuberkulózu, ale jeho literárny odkaz žije ďalej, pričom jeho diela sú dodnes čítané a analyzované po celom svete. Bol priekopníkom v písaní o politických a sociálnych otázkach spôsobom, ktorý je prístupný širokému publiku a zanechal nezmazateľnú stopu v literatúre 20. storočia.