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Down and Out in Paris and London & The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
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 in this volume were published in the 1930s, a \"a low, dishonest decade,\" as his coeval W.H. Auden described it. Orwell's subjects in Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier are the political and social upheavals of his time. He focusses on the sense of profound injustice, incipient violence, and malign betrayal that were ubiquitous in Europe in the 1930s. Orwell's honesty, courage, and sense of decency are inextricably bound up with the quasi-colloquial style that imbues his work with its extraordinary power. His descriptions of working in the slums of Paris, living the life of a tramp in England, and digging for coal with miners in the North make for a thoughtful, riveting account of the lives of the working poor and of one man's search for the truth.Our edition includes the following essays: Marrakech; How the Poor Die; Antisemitism in Britain; Notes on Nationalism
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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell's description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by journalist and author Amelia Gentleman. The Road to Wigan Pier is an insightful and powerful account of lives lived in poverty and deprivation in a time of low wages and meagre government support. Orwell describes dismal housing (including the lodging house where he stays), harsh working conditions and the devastating effects of unemployment. And he also vividly describes the courage and dignity of the people he meets. In the second half of the book, Orwell examines his own political and social affiliations with an impressive ability to provoke and to question. He defends middle-class values whilst critiquing the failures of his own class, he advocates socialism whilst criticizing the socialist movement in England.
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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
In January 1936, the thirty-two-year-old George Orwell left his home in London and travelled to the industrial north of England with the intention of experiencing first-hand the conditions in which the working-class poor were compelled to live their lives. During his two-month expedition he visited Manchester, Wigan and Liverpool in the north-west, then Sheffield, Leeds and Barnsley in Yorkshire, recording his impressions as he went in a diary that would later form the basis of one of the most significant works of literary reportage ever written. Part sociological survey, part polemic about the potential benefits of socialism – as well as the failures and idiosyncrasies of many of its middle-class exponents – The Road to Wigan Pier represents a unique record of a society riven by class inequality and plagued by unemployment, inadequate housing, unsafe working conditions and other social ills, as well as providing an invaluable insight into the evolution of Orwell’s political consciousness.
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The Road to Wigan Pier - George Orwell
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 in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwell’s stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire.Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners – something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing.The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell''s later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.
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Down and Out in Paris and London - George Orwell
In late 1927, at the age of twenty-four, George Orwell relocated to a tiny flat on London’s Portobello Road, and from there embarked on a series of exploratory “tramping” expeditions to the city’s East End, then a place of great squalor and deprivation. Later he moved to Paris’s bohemian Latin Quarter, where, in early 1929, during a bout of serious illness, he was the victim of a robbery that left him in a state of near destitution, forcing him to work punishing hours in a series of menial jobs, including as a restaurant dishwasher. These real-life experiences laid the foundations for what would be the young writer’s first full-length work.Populated by a troupe of colourful characters, replete with penetrating observations and cast in the limpid prose that would become Orwell’s hallmark, Down and Out in Paris and London – published by Victor Gollancz in 1933 – provides both an invaluable historical snapshot and an insight into the perennial social evils of inequality, poverty and alienation.
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Orwell and England - George Orwell
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 classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited and introduced by Professor Michael Gardiner.Orwell's interests were broad. He often wrote about everyday concerns such as transport, food and the weather. Turning to social issues, he exposed the plight of the poor and the unemployed. He dissected the idea of nationalism and he examined the failings of the Left. What emerges from his acute observation of English rituals, habits and attitudes is his belief that these are the very things with which the English people can defend themselves against oppression. His writing remains insightful and prescient to this day.
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Fascism and Democracy - George Orwell
''The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world ... this prospect frightens me much more than bombs''On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell''s death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Second World WarFascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell''s writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the potential of reform, the meaning of literature and free speech in times of violence, and the sustainability of objective truth, Orwell offers a compelling portrayal of a nation where norms and ideals can no longer be taken for granted. Like the best of Orwell''s writing, these essays also serve as timeless reminders of the fragility of freedom.
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Keep the Aspidistra Flying - George Orwell
Despite hailing from a comfortable family background, budding poet Gordon Comstock decides to declare war on money and all the middle-class trappings that wealth can buy. Working in a small bookshop and living in a bedsit in London, he dreams of completing an ambitious poem in rhyme royal and devoting his life to literature. But when poverty begins to damage his self-esteem and taint his worldview, and his romantic and professional lives start falling apart, will Gordon be able to uphold his anti-money principles, or will he succumb to the lure of lucre and everything he stands against?First published in 1936, Keep the Aspidistra Flying is the author's third novel, and one of his most outspoken works of social criticism. Partly autobiographical, it sits alongside Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four as a reminder of Orwell's lucid narrative style and his abilities as a politically and socially engaged writer.
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The War of the Worlds and The War in the Air - Herbert George Wells
With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Andrew Frayn, Lecturer in Twentieth-Century Literature and Culture at Edinburgh Napier University.In these two compelling novels H.G. Wells imagines terrifying futures in which civilisation itself is threatened.The narrator of The War of the Worlds is quick to discover that what appeared to be a falling star was, in fact, a metallic cylinder landing from Mars. Six million people begin to flee London in panic as tentacled invaders emerge and overpower the city. With their heat-ray, killing machines, black gas, and a taste for fresh human blood, is there anything that can be done to stop the Martians?In The War in the Air, naive but resourceful Bert Smallways is thrilled by speed and fascinated by the new flying machines. His curiosity sweeps him away by accident into a German plan to conquer America, beginning with the destruction of New York. The ease of movement in aerial warfare means that nothing and nobody is safe as Total War erupts, civilisation crumbles, and Bert's hopes of getting back to London to marry his love seem impossibly distant.
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Animal Farm: The Illustrated Edition - George Orwell
The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again: but already it was impossible to say which was which...
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1984 - The Graphic Novel - Anglická verze - George Orwell
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, who decides to defy the system, for which he pays a severe price. Written in 1948, Orwell predicted today's reality. Matyáš Namai studied graphic design at the High School of Advertising in Prague. He now works as a freelance artist and is mainly involved in illustrations, comics and occasional storyboards.
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Zrcadlová četba - George Orwell 1984 - George Orwell
Děsivé proroctví o budoucnosti od George Orwella. Winston Smith žije ve společnosti, která je neustále sledována vládou, kde proléti jsou udržováni v blažené nevědomosti, a která vede nikdy nekončící válku. Proto když dostane prostý vzkaz miluju tě od ženy, kterou sotva zná, rozhodne se riskovat vše, aby zjistil, jestli je možné vymanit se ze života v utrpení. Existuje něco, co Velký bratr nemůže ovládat? Třeba to, co cítíme?
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Peppa Pig: George and the Dinosaur
All George and his friends want to do is play with dinosaurs.So, when Mummy Pig and Miss Rabbit take them to hunt for dinosaur fossils at the beach they know it's going to be the best day ever!But no one expects George to find an entire dinosaur hidden in the rocks- George is a proper dinosaur expert!
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The Art of Danish Living: How to Find Happiness In and Out of Work - Meik Wiking
From the author of the million-copy bestseller, The Little Book of Hygge, comes a beautifully designed guide on how to get more out of work and live like the happiest people in the world: the Danish. We often look to the Danish lifestyle as a utopia: they enjoy long summer holidays and the cosiest, hyggelig winters, but their happiness isn’t just limited to their free time. Almost two thirds report high job satisfaction, and 58% say they would continue working even if they won the lottery.But what exactly are the ingredients of happiness at work? And how can we live more like that? Meik Wiking, the world’s favourite happiness expert, is back with more of his wise yet simple snippets of inspiration from Danish culture, and shows us that nurturing a sense of purpose, trust between you and your manager and freedom within your role can mean more than any job title. Based on stats from his own research and designed with his trademark style, this book is sure to improve your happiness levels. We will spend around a third of our lives at work, so why not feel happier while we do it?
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2x Orwell (Zvířecí statek, 1984) - George Orwell
Soubor dvou dosud vydaných knih George Orwella v dárkovém boxu za výhodnou cenu. Jedná se o knihy 1984 a Zvířecí statek.
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1984 - George Orwell
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 a la población, hasta que siente que no quiere contribuir más a este sistema perverso y decide rebelarse.Escrita en 1948, esta novela es una de las críticas más feroces que jamás haya recibido cualquier forma de totalitarismo. Los mecanismos de control de la sociedad orwelliana recuerdan a los del nazismo y el estalinismo, y su magnífico análisis del poder y de la manipulación de la información la convierten en una novela de una vigencia estremecedora.
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1984 - George Orwell
In the year 1984, the people of Oceania cannot do, say or think what they want. They must love Big Brother, the Party leader, and follow him. ‘Everything’s great in Oceania,’ the Party says, but Winston questions his life. George Orwell’s masterpiece of dystopian science-fiction warns us of the dangers of totalitarian governments. Dossiers:Fake newsDystopian novels
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1984 - George Orwell
Vojna je mierSloboda je otroctvoNevedomosť je sila Winston Smith žije v roku, o ktorom sa domnieva, že je rok 1984, ale naisto to vedieť nemôže. Veľký brat a jediná politická Strana v absolútnej totalite kontrolujú prítomnosť, manipulujú minulosťou aj budúcnosťou. Sloboda neexistuje. Pravda je len myšlienkový konštrukt. Ľudská individualita je zločin, za ktorý sa pyká. Winston pracuje ako radový ministerský úradník a žije život plný pretvárky a tupej beznádeje. Až kým mu doň nevojde Júlia a s ňou mladosť, krása a láska. Winston začne veriť, že život musí byť niečo viac ako len nekonečná vojna, Strana, práca, hlad a bolesť. Existuje svet mimo týcho mantinelov? A hlavne, vidí a počuje Veľký brat skutočne všetko? George Orwell vo svojej dystopickej fikcii stvoril ponurú a krutú víziu ľudstva. Zvrátené metódy manipulácie jedincom i spoločnosťou vykreslil tak dokonale, až z toho oťažieva srdce. Román bol pôvodne napísaný a zasadený do budúcnosti okolo roku 1984, ale jeho odkaz je pálčivo aktuálny pre každé časy a právom patrí medzi najvýznamnejšie diela svetovej literatúry. 1984 je román o ľudskosti a o tom, ako ju zničiť.
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1984 - George Orwell
Jedno z nejznámějších děl světové literatury v sobě pojí prvky společensko-politického a vědecko-fantastického románu. Je obžalobou komunistické diktatury, která v roce1984 všechno ovládala. Čtenář se ponoří do osudů čestného, citlivého a uvažujícího Winstona Smitha, který se vzepře systému, za což zaplatí krutou daň. Orwell touto knihou předpověděl dnešní realitu.
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1984 - George Orwell
Ravaged by years of war and civil conflict, Britain has changed its name to Airstrip One and become part of Oceania - one of the three totalitarian blocks dominating the world - which is ruled by a secretive leader called Big Brother, who keeps the population in thrall through strict surveillance and brutal police repression. In a society that continually promotes political ideology and the cult of personality, where the individual is suppressed and turned into a "nonperson" for not conforming and where not only personal thought, but also historical record and language itself are constantly being manipulated by the ruling regime, Ministry of Truth worker Winston Smith tries to make sense of the rebellious thoughts and passions that are stirring inside him, and finds himself impotent to fight the inexorable machine that surrounds him and threatens to crush him at any time. Arguably the greatest dystopian novel of all time and the most influential post-war work of fiction - which enriched the English language with words such as "newspeak", "doublethink" and "thoughtcrime" - 1984 is a riveting read and a groundbreaking exploration of mass surveillance, censorship and mind control, which has a deep resonance with the world we live in.
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Ruiny - George Orwell
Britský spisovateľ a žurnalista George Orwell (1903 – 1950) sa narodil v Indii ako Eric Arthur Blair. Neskôr žil Mjanmarsku a Francúzsku a bojoval v španielskej občianskej vojne. Preslávil sa najmä svojimi dystopiami Farma zvierat a 1984. Ku koncu druhej svetovej vojny pracoval ako vojnový korešpondent pre rôzne britské noviny z povojnového Francúzska, Rakúska a západnej zóny Nemecka. Zbierka Orwellovych žurnalistických prác Ruiny prenáša čitateľa do víru udalostí spred 70 rokov, do prostredia bombardovaním zničených miest, vojnou vyčerpanej spoločnosti a sprostredkováva autentický pohľad s neočakávanými podrobnosťami. Články menia učebnicové vnímanie vojny na živý, emotívne prežívaný mozaikový obraz osudov, dejov, tendencií a smerovaní.
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Nadechnout se - George Orwell
George Bowling, drobný obchodník ve středním věku, je unaven dětmi i rodinným životem. Když si jede pro novou zubní protézu, přepadne ho záchvat nostalgie a vydá se do kraje svého dětství, aby si oddechl a zavzpomínal. Městečko je však změněno k nepoznání: všude se rozpíná beton, z rybníka, kde chtěl vždycky chytit velkého kapra, je najednou špinavá skládka a žumpa. Ve vzduchu se vznáší tíživá hrozba války – a na městečko dopadá první letecká bomba.Román Nadechnout se vyšel v předvečer druhé světové války, v roce 1939, a zákonitě odráží atmosféru blížící se bouře: přichází nový, dravý, násilný svět, před kterým není možno se utéct do nostalgických vzpomínek. Také v tomto společenském románu Orwell mistrně vykresluje svět průměrných lidí, které existenční strach drtí do té míry, že se z něj stává strach existenciální. „Kdo chce porozumět dvacátému století, musí si přečíst Orwella.“ – New York Review of Books
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Zvieracia farma - George Orwell
Na farme pána Jonesa žijú zvieratá ťažkým životom. Vládne tu večný kolobeh práce, jedla a odpočinku sa im dostáva len toľko, aby nepomreli a vládali ďalej pracovať. Zvieratám by nikdy nenapadlo, že by to mohlo byť aj ináč, až kým sa starému bravovi Majorovi neprisnije zvláštny sen. Sen o slobode a rovnosti zvierat, o dobrých životoch, plných žľaboch a dôstojnej starobe. Zvieratá sa rozhodnú tento sen nasledovať. Vyženú pána Jonesa, privlastnia si farmu a začnú panovať samy sebe. Všetky zvieratá sú si rovné, aspoň spočiatku. No postupom času, celkom nebadane, sa medzi rovnými nájdu aj tí rovnejší…Zvieracia farma je kultový Orwellov román o revolúcii, o vznešených ideáloch, prekrútených ideách, o korupcii, zrade a zločine. Román pre naše vydanie v edícii Stálice preložil Ján Kamenistý a ilustroval Matúš Maťátko.
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Farma zvířat - George Orwell
Nové ilustrované vydání Farmy zvířat s desítkami obrazů ukrajinského malíře Iwana Kulika, jakož i s dosud nepublikovaným textem, v němž autor objasňuje a komentuje zrod své slavné knihy. Když George Orwell v roce 1944 dopsal svou Farmu zvířat, nemohl tušit, že jeho alegorická bajka o ruské revoluci a stalinské diktatuře se po několika desetiletích stane klasikou, ba povinnou školní četbou, a to tím spíše, že britští nakladatelé o vydání knihy zpočátku nejevili pražádný zájem, ba přímo ji odmítali – své nesmrtelné dílko totiž autor napsal v době, kdy západní mocnosti v přetěžkém zápase s nacistickým Německem spolupracovali se Sovětským svazem a kdy panovala obava, že by dystopický, až příliš pravdivý obraz reality sovětské společnosti mohl Stalina nahněvat. Orwell byl přesvědčen o tom, že spojenectví nebude mít dlouhého trvání a své přesvědčení prorocky vtělil do závěrečné scény Farmy zvířat (jejímž předobrazem je teheránská konference), která nejenže symbolizuje definitivní konec revolučního idealismu a vítězství cynického prag¬matismu, ale též ohlašuje éru nesmiřitelného konfliktu, kterému se zanedlouho začne říkat studená válka. Jestliže Farma zvířat v době svého vydání vyvolávala u mnoha komentátorů a kritiků rozpaky, ba odpor, s příchodem otevřené studené války se situace obrátila a příčiny tohoto zvratu byly i tentokrát politické povahy: kniha byla napříště halasně velebena a hojně vydávána, protože se ukázala jako efektivní nástroj antikomunistické propagandy. Americká vláda financovala překlady knihy do jazyků (např. řečtiny, vietnamštiny, arabštiny, fársí, malajštiny), jimiž se hovoří v zemích, které považovala za „rizikové“, a následně podporovala i jejich šíření a distribuci. Nedlouho po autorově smrti pojala americká zpravodajská služba CIA důmyslný strategický nápad Orwellovu parodii na sovětský komunismus zpopularizovat filmem a prostřednictvím nastrčených aktérů odkoupila od Orwellovy manželky filmová práva. Animovaný film Farma zvířat z roku 1954, oproti knižní předloze náležitě upravený, byl plně v její režii... Autor, který tak bravurně popisoval mechanismy totalitního systému, propagandy a demagogie, nemohl tušit, že předmětem manipulace se stane samotné jeho dílo... Farmy zvířat se dovolávali prakticky všichni – konzervativci, liberálové, a to pravicoví i levicoví, ale také socialisté, a je třeba říct, že právem. Vždyť jestliže autor svou knihou chtěl před veřejností, zvláště pak britskou, „demaskovat sovětský mý¬tus“, činil tak podle svých slov v zájmu demokratického socialismu: „… A proto jsem přesvědčen, že zničení sovětského mýtu je pro obrodu socia¬listického hnutí zcela zásadní.“ Můžeme si položit otázku, jaký mýtus by demaskoval dnes… Nové vydání je doplněno desítkami obrazů ukrajinského malíře Iwana Kulika, jehož dílo čtenáři znají z ilustrované edice románu Mistr a Markétka, která vyšla v roce 2020. Součástí knihy je i předmluva k ukrajinskému vydání z roku 1947, jediný Orwellův publikovaný úvod k Farmě zvířat a současně jediný autorův osobní komentář ke genezi knihy.
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Válečný deník - George Orwell
"Veškerá propaganda je lež, i když se zrovna říká pravda. Nemyslím si, že na tom záleží, pokud člověk ví, co dělá a proč to dělá." Pomocí deníkových záznamů přibližuje Orwell válečné roky 1940-1942 z prostředí Británie. Na pozadí všedních dní popisuje německé bombardování Londýna, napjatou politickou situaci, pokrytectví anglické vyšší třídy a přidává i své osobní úvahy a inspirativní myšlenky. Válečné deníky přináší netradiční pohled na část druhé světové války očima vrcholného anglického spisovatele.
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Zvířecí statek - George Orwell
Zcela nový český překlad nejslavnější satirické antiutopie opatřil sugestivními barevnými ilustracemi Boris Jirků.
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Farma zvířat - George Orwell
Všechna zvířata jsou si rovna, ale některá jsou si rovnější. Když zvířata z Panské farmy svrhnou svého nezodpovědného pána a převezmou kontrolu nad farmou, domnívají se, že je čeká nový a svobodný život. Farma zvířat, jak svůj domov přejmenují, je zorganizována tak, aby si v ní všichni zvířecí tvorové, kteří splňují sedm přikázání, byli rovni. Jak ale čas plyne, formuje se na farmě nová elita, které vládnou prasata Napoleon a Kuliš. Ostatní zvířata brzy zjistí, že si nejsou všechna tak rovna, jak si představovala, a poznávají, že jsou beznadějně chycena do pasti, kdy je jedna forma tyranie pouze nahrazena jinou. Orwellova brilantní satira je nadčasovou alegorií o korumpujícím vlivu moci a vedle románu 1984 je nejznámějším dílem britského spisovatele.
Objev podobné jako Farma zvířat - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
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 . . . Orwell's tale of propaganda, power and greed has never felt more pertinent. With an exciting new cover and inside illustrations by superstar Chris Mould.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones – he’s drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the boar, Old Major, shares his revolutionary plans, the animals are convinced they can thrive on their own once the despot Jones is overthrown. But as the pigs vie for power, they begin to bear an uncanny resemblance to the tyrants they have overthrown…George Orwell’s renowned fable became an instant success on publication after the Second World War. The novel has continued to captivate readers of all ages, and has secured Orwell’s position as one of the great writers of the twentieth century.
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Burmese Days - George Orwell
In the Burmese provincial town of Kyauktada, the world-weary John Flory - a thirty-something English teak dealer - leads a life of quiet disillusionment, hardly mixing with the natives or the expat community, and deriving some comfort only from his conversations with an Indian friend, Doctor Veraswami, and the attentions of his local mistress. His prospects seem to improve when he meets the orphaned niece of a timber merchant, Elizabeth Lackersteen, who appears to reciprocate his feelings of love - but the arrival on the scene of another suitor, the boorish police officer Verrall, and the scheming of a disgruntled local magistrate threaten to shatter Flory's dreams and put him on a path to tragedy.Based on the author's own experiences in Burma as a young officer in the Indian Imperial Police, Burmese Days - here presented in the version published in Britain in 1944, which follows the text of its first American edition - is George Orwell's debut novel, invaluable both as a faithful description of life in Burma during the twilight of the British Raj and as an expose of the failings of colonial rule.
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Animal Farm - George Orwell
What happens when the animals at Manor Farm decide to rebel against their master, Mr Jones, and throw him out? Will they be able to achieve the freedom and happiness that they dream? Or will their dream become a nightmare?George Orwell’s satirical masterpiece is a bitter criticism of all totalitarian systems. It has continued to amaze and shock its readers, as they realize that power and corruption are often two faces of the same coin. Dossier:Animal Farm: an allegory
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Orwell’s powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion, brought to life for a new age of readers in a stunning dyslexia-friendly edition from Barrington Stoke.Orwell’s powerfully unnerving and enduring allegory of oppression and rebellion, brought to life for a new age of readers in a stunning dyslexia-friendly edition. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others …”When the lazy and drunken Mr Jones of Manor Farm forgets to feed his livestock the down-trodden and over-worked animals unite to take back their freedom. Led by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball they imagine this rebellion as the start of a life of prosperity and plenty. But as a cunning, brutal, hidden elite begins to take control, something new and unexpected emerges …
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Farma zvířat - George Orwell
Zvířatům žijícím na Panské farmě dojde jednoho dne trpělivost a svým špatným pánům se vzbouří. Jakmile vyženou majitele statku a převezmou vládu, prasata sepíšou sedmero přikázání, kterými se všichni musí řídit. Nejdůležitější ze všech zní takto: Všechna zvířata jsou si rovna. Na farmě se díky společnému úsilí zvířat začne blýskat na lepší časy, brzo se však nové poměry začnou měnit. A jak si moc nenasytně uzurpuje úzká skupina privilegovaných, je čím dál jasnější, že některá zvířata jsou si rovnější.
Objev podobné jako Farma zvířat - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
A special student edition of Orwell's timeless fable, with an introduction and study notesWhen the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them starts to take control, and the animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. This special student edition of George Orwell’s chilling satire is specifically designed for readers who are studying the text in detail.It has extra-wide margins to leave space for notes, and includes an introduction and notes by Orwell expert Ronald Carter, character sketches, a summary, a chronology, language notes and a selection of questions and topics for discussion and analysis.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
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 terrors of its show trials, summary executions and secret police were either exaggerated or necessary. But, to Orwell, Stalin was always a \"disgusting murderer\" and he wanted to remind people of this fact in a powerful and memorable way.But how to do it? A political essay would never reach a wide enough audience; a traditional novel would take too long to write. Orwell hit on the inspired idea of combining the moralism of the traditional 'beast fable' with the satire of Gulliver's Travels. A group of farmyard animals, led by the pigs, overthrow their human masters. Their revolution is inspired by high ideals: the farm will be run in the interests of its animals with no more slaughtering, plenty of food for all and comfort in retirement. But when Napoleon the pig takes command, he quickly corrupts their principles, creating a new tyranny worse than the old.Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the middle of the Second World War, but at first no publishers wanted to touch it. It was finally published in August 1945, once the war was over. This little book quickly became a seminal text in the emerging 'cold war' (a phrase that Orwell himself coined). It also became a site of that conflict itself, suffering various attempts to subvert or change its meaning.Today, Animal Farm remains a powerful fable about the nature of tyranny and corruption which applies for all ages.Our edition also includes the following essays: Shooting an Elephant; Charles Dickens; Inside the Whale; The Frontiers of Art and Propaganda; Literature and Totalitarianism; Fascism and Democracy; Patriots and Revolutionaries; Catastrophic Gradualism; Some Thoughts on the Common Toad; Why I Write; Writers and Leviathan
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. Orwell's chilling 'fairy story' is a timeless and devastating satire of idealism betrayed by power and corruption.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
'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 beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
''All animals are equal - but some 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 beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless élite among them, masterminded by the pigs Napoleon and Snowball, starts to take control. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. ''It is the history of a revolution that went wrong - and of the excellent excuses that were forthcoming at every step for the perversion of the original doctrine,'' wrote Orwell for the first edition of Animal Farm in 1945. Orwell wrote the novel at the end of 1943, but it almost remained unpublished; its savage attack on Stalin, at that time Britain''s ally, led to the book being refused by publisher after publisher. Orwell''s simple, tragic fable has since become a world-famous classic.This Penguin Modern classics edition includes an introduction by Malcolm Bradbury.
Objev podobné jako Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Animal Farm is George Orwell's brilliant political satire and allegorical fable about the corrupting effects of power. Published in 1945 it is, to this day, one of the most famous and influential works of fiction ever written.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by journalist and writer Jason Cowley.When the old Major, a highly respected white boar, gathers his fellow farm animals to preach about freedom, rebellion and the evils of man, he incites a revolution that has been brewing for years. The animals drive out their drunken farmer, Mr Jones and create their own society which promises equality for all. Two scheming pigs, Napoleon and Snowball, appoint themselves leaders and what begins as a supposedly equalitarian community descends into an increasingly violent and hierarchical society permeated by lies and corruption.
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1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Byl jasný, studený dubnový den a hodiny odbíjely třináctou. Winston Smith, s bradou přitisknutou k hrudi, aby unikl protivnému větru, rychle proklouzl skleněnými dveřmi věžáku na Sídlišti vítězství. Ne však dost rychle, aby zabránil zvířenému písku a prachu vniknout dovnitř... Těmito větami začíná slavný antiutopický román anglického spisovatele George Orwella – jeden z pilířů literatury 20. století. Autor na rozdíl od mnoha jiných ve své době nepodlehl euforii poválečného optimismu vyhlídek na věčný mír. Toto dílo je sugestivním obrazem politické perverze, kterou končí v dějinách každé revoluční hnutí. Winston Smith je obyčejný, ne příliš statečný člověk, který si přeje poznat skutečnou, nezmanipulovanou podobu minulosti. Je opravdu jediný kdo neztratil paměť? Nebo je jen polámané kolečko v soukolí, které je třeba napravit? Román 1984 popisuje svět, v němž si veškerou moc uzurpuje STRANA. Absolutní totalitu živí permanentní válka mezi třemi kontinentálními mocnostmi. Cokoli proti kolektivnímu myšlení STRANY je krutě trestáno. Lidská individualita se stává zločinem.
Objev podobné jako 1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Nové vydanie románu 1984 - jedného z najznámejších diel svetovej literatúry. Spája v sebe prvky spoločensko-politického a vedecko-fantastického románu. Je obžalobou komunistickej diktatúry, ktorá roku 1984 ovládla všetko, vrátane ľudského myslenia. Román opisuje osudy čestného, citlivého a uvažujúceho jednotlivca (Winstona Smitha), ktorý sa vzoprie systému, za čo platí krutú daň. George Orwell touto knihou už roku 1948 ponúkol víziu, ktorá sa neskôr stala realitou.
Objev podobné jako 1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Dnes již klasické dílo distopického žánru je působivým obrazem společnosti, kde není místo pro lásku, vlastní názor ani pro víru ve vlastní smysly. 1984, dnes již klasické dílo antiutopického žánru, je bezesporu jedním z nejpozoruhodnějších románů 20. století a brilantní analýzou totalitních systémů. Britská společnost žije v roce 1984 pod nadvládou všemocné Strany. Hlavní hrdina Winston Smith, zaměstnanec Ministerstva pravdy, roboticky přežívá pod stálým dohledem Velkého bratra. Nepřetržité války a nedostatek základních potravin ještě přispívají k všeobecné duševní prázdnotě a mizérii. Winston Smith se zmůže na jedinou formu odporu: vede si tajný deník. Naděje na změnu se mu naskytne, když se seznámí s mladou, vzpurnou Julií – nejprve oba pouze sní o boji proti systému, ale nakonec seberou odvahu a připojí se ke stínovému hnutí odporu. Záhy se oba propadají ještě hlouběji do soukolí manipulace, špiclování, tělesného mučení i psychického teroru, které jsou všem totalitním režimům z podstaty vlastní. Audiokniha se v osobní rovině dotýká niterných témat, jako je láska, důvěra a zrada, zatímco v té abstraktní si klade filozofické otázky o povaze a poznání světa. V působivém podání Vasila Fridricha líčí vizi společnosti, kde není místo pro lásku, vlastní názor, dokonce ani víru ve vlastní smysly a varuje tak před jakoukoli diktaturou moci.
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Animal Farm - George Orwell
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 is Napoleon who emerges as a victor: he renames the place "Animal Farm", gets rid of his enemies and, by the way he behaves - expecting to be glorifi ed above the others and turning the screw on his fellow beasts in order to keep them subjugated - begins to resemble more and more the former rulers of the farm, the hated humans. Written during the Second World War and published in 1945, this allegorical novel is a carefully constructed critique of the Russian Revolution and a sharp satire of the abuse of power. It remains unsurpassed both as a document of its time and as a testament to the versatility and creative genius of George Orwell. This new edition contains notes and extra material for students
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1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
Audiokniha: „Svoboda je svoboda říkat, že dvě a dvě jsou čtyři. Pokud je toto zaručeno, všechno ostatní už vyplyne samo.“ Ve zbídačelém Londýně na území superstátu Oceánie se v dubnu 1984 úředník Ministerstva pravdy Winston Smith přiměje vzepřít. Už se mu zajídají pěstěná stádnost i technika normopsychu, využívané coby hráz proti občanskému vzdoru. Pochyby začne potají svěřovat deníku i přesto, že každý pohyb v téhle chmurné zemi monitorují telestěny Velkého bratra. Krutovláda jedné Strany navíc s Winstonovým přispěním z dějin cíleně vymazává veškeré vzpomínky na dobu před Revolucí, neboť hodlá pomocí znetvořeného jazyka zvaného neolekt obyvatelstvo opanovat na těle, v duchu i v srdci – ryzí, nezměrnou, totalitní mocí. Zbývá aspoň jiskřička naděje na svobodu? Nicméně i Winstonova láska k Julii a krimistyk s ní představují protestní akt, takže za oběma asi brzy spadne klec. A pak…? Pak už jen drtivé vyústění znamenitě propracované antiutopie o nelidském režimu, která téměř tři čtvrtě století vévodí svému literárnímu žánru. Vizionářský román v roce 1984 zfilmoval režisér Michael Radford s Johnem Hurtem v hlavní roli a s hudbou od skupiny Eurythmics. Snímek byl vyhlášen nejlepším britským filmem sezony.
Objev podobné jako 1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
1984 - George Orwell - audiokniha
Audiokniha: Antiutopický román 1984, jedno z nejvýznamnějších literárních děl 20. století, dokončil George Orwell (vlastním jménem Eric Arthur Blair) krátce před svou smrtí v roce 1950. Dodnes mrazí čtenáře plastický obraz země ovládané totalitní mocí, Velkým bratrem. Rozhlasová dramatizace z roku 1991.
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Burmese Days - George Orwell
In Burmese Days, George Orwell, one of the most famous writers in the English language, draws on his own experience of living and working in Burma to write an unflinching novel about the dark side of imperialism. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features an introduction by journalist and writer David Eimer.John Flory is a disillusioned timber merchant based in the remote town of Kyauktada in 1920s Burma. Whilst his English peers gather night after night to drink and gossip in their exclusive club, Flory has embraced local life – his best friend is Dr Veraswami and his mistress is Ma Hla May. The slow, sticky, hot days are interrupted by the arrival of the young and beautiful Elizabeth. And when the club is forced to elect a non-white member, Flory is caught up in an increasingly hostile and dangerous feud.
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Animal Farm - George Orwell
Renowned urban artist Shepard Fairey's new look for Orwell's timeless satire'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'Mr Jones of Manor Farm is so lazy and drunken that one day he forgets to feed his livestock. The ensuing rebellion under the leadership of the pigs Napoleon and Snowball leads to the animals taking over the farm. Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities of the farmyard, the renamed Animal Farm is organised to benefit all who walk on four legs. But as time passes, the ideals of the rebellion are corrupted, then forgotten. And something new and unexpected emerges. . .Animal Farm - the history of a revolution that went wrong - is George Orwell's brilliant satire on the corrupting influence of power.
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Farářova dcera - George Orwell
Dorothy je poslušná dcera despotického faráře. Je tak zbožná, že se i za ten nejmenší prohřešek spáchaný v myšlenkách bodne špendlíkem. Jednoho dne se ale probudí po ztrátě paměti na ulici. Netuší, kým je, neví, co má dělat, a musí se protloukat nuzným životem, až nakonec skončí i ve vězení. Najde cestu zpět? Vzpomene si na to, kým byla? A neztratí nakonec i svou víru?
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Les Parisiennes: How the Women of Paris Lived, Loved and Died in the 1940s (1474601731)
Kniha - autor Anne Sebba, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná How Parisian women loved, lived and died in the 1940s - under Occupation and then after Liberation.
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The Long and Winding Road - Lesley Pearse
''I couldn’t put this book down. Although harrowing at times, Lesley’s indomitable spirit shines through. What an inspiration, what a book!'' Katie Fforde''More extraordinary than any plot twist in Pearse''s novels'' Mail on SundayREAD THE SPELLBINDING MEMOIR NOWOne of the world’s bestselling storytellers, Lesley Pearse writes brilliantly about survivors. Why? Because she is one herself . . .Born during the Second World War, Lesley’s innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow. The mother she’d been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldn’t always be trusted.As a teenager in the swinging sixties, she took herself to London. Here, the second great tragedy of her life occurred. Falling pregnant, she was sent to a mother and baby home, and watched helplessly as her newborn was taken from her.But like so many of her generation, Lesley had to carry on. She was, after all, a true survivor. Marriage and children followed – and all the while she nurtured a dream: to be a writer. Yet it wasn’t until at the age of 48 that her stories – of women struggling in a difficult world – found a publisher, and the bestseller lists beckoned.As heartbreaking as it is heartwarming, Lesley’s story really is A Long and Winding Road with surprises and uplifting hope around every corner . . . ---''An incredible memoir'' Sun‘An action-packed life. A great storyteller. Concludes with one terrific final twist’ Daily Mail
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