Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell

Shooting an Elephant (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Shooting an Elephant - George Orwell

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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 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

George Orwell: A Life in Letters (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Provides an insight into the development and publication of some of the most important novels in the English language. This title features letters which sheds light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous

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,

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,

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

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

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

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 - George Orwell

Shooting an Elephant

'It was a tiny incident in itself, but it gave me a better glimpse than I had had before of the real nature of imperialism - the real motives for which despotic governments act'Shooting an Elephant was the first piece of writing by George Orwell to be published by Penguin, in 1940. It is a searing

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

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

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,