Coming Up for Air - George Orwell

Coming Up for Air - George Orwell

George Bowling, a forty-five-year-old insurance salesman with a wife and two children, is overweight, depressed and haunted by ever-present portents of imminent global conflict. Hoping to escape the staid suburban rut in which he has become embedded, he travels to Lower Binfield, the rural idyll of

Coming Up for Air (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

George Bowling, forty-five, mortgaged, married with children, is an insurance salesman with an expanding waistline, a new set of false teeth - and a desperate desire to escape his dreary life. He fears modern times - since, in 1939, the Second World War is imminent - foreseeing food queues,

Coming Up for Air (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Before the war How long shall we go on saying that, I wonder? How long before the answer will be 'Which war?' The approach of the Second World War finds suburban insurance agent George Bowling in a reflective mood. As he thinks back to the sedate Oxfordshire village of his Edwardian boyhood, he

Coming Up for Air - A remarkable true story richly reimagined (Leipciger Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

Taking inspiration from a remarkable true story, Coming Up for Air is a bold, richly imagined novel about the transcendent power of storytelling and the immeasurable impact of every human life. MORE PRAISE FOR COMING UP FOR AIR:'Extraordinary.' FRANCIS SPUFFORD'Vivid, evocative,

George Orwell Visions of Dystopia (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Orwell is most well-known for his two famous books Nineteen Eighty Four and Animal Farm, but their dystopian vision was informed by observations of poverty in England (Down and Out in Paris' and London and Road to Wigan Pier), and disillusion with political and national events of the 1930s and

Coming Up for Air (Tyndall Nicole B.)(Pevná vazba)

For fans of Nina LaCour and The Spectacular Now, a powerful coming-of-age story about a girl with creative aspirations and the boy who charms his way into her life, centering on themes of addiction, loss, and the tumultuousness of first love--and how to find strength when everything falls apart

Orwell and Politics (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

This comprehensive collection brings together the best of George Orwell's powerful political essays and journalism with his timeless satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm. They show the vast range of his political interests, with articles expressing his views on subjects from corrupt political

Orwell on Truth (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

'To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.' A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an introduction by Alan Johnson. 'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted,

The Classic George Orwell Collection - George Orwell

This covetable five-volume boxset brings together selected works from one of the most acclaimed writers of the 20th century, George Orwell.Best known for his chilling dystopia Nineteen-Eighty Four and the disturbing parable of Animal Farm , Orwell also turned his attention to subjects as

Orwell Diaries (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

George Orwell was an inveterate keeper of diaries. This title presents eleven of them, covering the period 1931-1949, and follows Orwell from his early years as a writer to his last literary

2x Orwell (1984, Zvířecí statek) - George Orwell

Soubor dvou dosud vydaných knih George Orwella v dárkovém boxu za výhodnou cenu. Jedná se o knihy 1984 a Zvířecí statek

Orwell and England - Selected Essays (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

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

Homage to Catalonia - George Orwell

After travelling to Spain at the end of 1936 with the intention of working as a correspondent for a British socialist newspaper, thirty-three-year-old George Orwell decided to join the Republican efforts to overturn Franco's Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Having enrolled in the POUM

Farma zvířat - Maťa - George Orwell

Farma zvířat je alegorický satirizující román George Orwella, ukazující formou bajky politické vztahy a děje mezi lidmi. Autor se důsledně vyhýbá vysvětlujícím komentářům, ale vzhledem k době napsání díla je nejzjevnější podobenství se stalinistickou degenerací

Orwell and the Dispossessed (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

The vivid, impassioned writings collected together in this powerful volume chronicle Orwell's first-hand experiences of life among the underclass of the 'two nations' of rich and poor.Down and Out in Paris and London is the young Orwell's memoir of his time as a struggling, often penniless writer,

Na dně v Paříži a Londýně - George Orwell

Aby poznal život chudých z první ruky, vydával se George Orwell na výpravy do chudých městských čtvrtí, nejprve v Londýně a později i v Paříži. Oblékal se jako nuzák, aby mezi místní lépe zapadl, protloukal se jen s minimem peněz, přespával v zavšivených ubytovnách,

12 esejů - George Orwell - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Výběr dvanácti esejů George Orwella je průřezem vizionářskou tvorbou kultovního britského autora. Eseje s širokým tematickýcm záberem vybral a interpretuje novinář a dokumentarista Václav Müller, který se dílem George Orwella dlouhodobě zabývá. Součástí jsou

1984 - George Orwell

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Paperback)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished

1984 - The dystopian classic reimagined with cover art by Shepard Fairey (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the

Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and Legacy (Rodden John)(Pevná vazba)

The remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering iconIs George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished

1984 - Zrcadlová četba (B1-B2) - 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

George Orwell (Bowker Gordon)(Paperback)

'Adds enormously to our understanding of the man'Evening Standard George Orwell was one of the greatest writers England produced in the last century. He left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101.' His reputation rests not only on his

Ohlédnutí za španělskou válkou: Eseje II. (1942-1944) - George Orwell

Druhý svazek čtyřdílného projektu sebraných esejí George Orwella, Ohlédnutí za španělskou válkou:Eseje II. (1942-1944), přináší žánrově rozmanité útvary od slavných sloupků 'Jak to vidím já' přes literární recenze až po imaginární rozhovor s Jonathanem Swiftem či