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

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

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

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

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,

Down and Out in Paris and London (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback)

George Orwell was first and foremost an essayist, producing throughout his life an extraordinary array of short nonfiction that reflected--and illuminated--the fraught times in which he lived. As soon as he began to write something, comments George Packer in his foreword, it was as natural for

Orwell on Freedom (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Orwell's ambition to create a fairer and more egalitarian society is essential inspiration as we strive for freedom and equality in today's world. 'If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to

Orwell's England (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Much of George Orwell's best writing, brought together in this comprehensive collection, is concerned with England, a country that he found both endearing and frustrating.In the brilliantly perceptive The English People, he lists the national characteristics as 'suspicion of foreigners,

Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell

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

Essays (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

Includes 'The Freedom of the Press', intended as the preface to 'Animal Farm' but undiscovered until 1972. Considered by Noam Chomsky to be Orwell's most important essay. These essays demonstsrate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the last

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

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

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,

Seeing Things as They Are: Selected Journalism and Other Writings (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Nineteen Eighty-Four - The Graphic Novel (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

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 (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. 'Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of

A Collection of Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback)

A clear-eyed, uncompromising collection of essays from the 'conscience of his generation' and the author of 1984 (V. S. Pritchett). One of the most thought-provoking and vivid essayists of the twentieth century, George Orwell fought the injustices of his time with singular vigor through pen and

Animal Farm (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. 'Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, above all, a way of asserting power.'--The New Yorker In

Selected Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

It is not possible for any thinking person to live in such a society as our own without wanting to change it. George Orwell was one of the most celebrated essayists in the language, and there are quite a few of his essays which are probably better known than any of his other writings apart from

Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Features essays, reviews and articles that illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an

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

Animal Farm and 1984 (Orwell George)(Pevná vazba)

This edition features George Orwell's best known novels - 1984 and Animal Farm - with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens. In 1984, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith joins a secret revolutionary