1984
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1984
9.99 €
7.99 €
"1984" - the last book of George Orwell, he published it in 1949, a year before his death. The novel-antiutopia made the author famous and remains the gold standard of the genre. The action takes place in London, one of the main cities of the totalitarian superstate of Oceania. A frighteningly detailed description of a society based on fear and oppression serves as the backdrop for one of the most vivid human stories in world literature. The plot centers on the fate of a petty dissident party functionary, Winston Smith, and his dangerous affair with a colleague.
In the USSR Orwell's book was banned until 1989: probably the party leadership recognized in the social order of Oceania features of the Soviet system. However, the society described by Orwell is not a copy of the totalitarian regimes known to him. "1984" still reads as an acutely relevant commentary on current events.
In this edition, one of the most famous dystopias, a must have for a modern educated person, is presented in a new translation by Leonid Bershidsky, a well-known journalist, the first editor-in-chief of the newspaper Vedomosti, now a staff columnist for Bloomberg. The translation of the words of the New Speech follows the principles formulated by Orwell in the appendix to the novel. The book contains original illustrations based on propaganda posters of different times, regimes and countries.
In the USSR Orwell's book was banned until 1989: probably the party leadership recognized in the social order of Oceania features of the Soviet system. However, the society described by Orwell is not a copy of the totalitarian regimes known to him. "1984" still reads as an acutely relevant commentary on current events.
In this edition, one of the most famous dystopias, a must have for a modern educated person, is presented in a new translation by Leonid Bershidsky, a well-known journalist, the first editor-in-chief of the newspaper Vedomosti, now a staff columnist for Bloomberg. The translation of the words of the New Speech follows the principles formulated by Orwell in the appendix to the novel. The book contains original illustrations based on propaganda posters of different times, regimes and countries.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Alpina. Dystopias