George Orwell (98 kníh)
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four ENPenguin Student Editions are complete unabridged texts of Penguin Classics, Modern Classics and some more recent titles, packaged with reading help for the student in the form of: - accessible yet authoritative introductions - glossary of cultural references and unfamiliar words - stimulating activities and discussion points, including activities needed to prepare for essays and examinations - chapter-by-chapter…
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four ENGeorge Orwell's dystopian masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four is perhaps the most pervasively influential book of the twentieth century, published with an introduction by Ben Pimlott in Penguin Modern Classics. 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit…
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four ENThis is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times, 1984, now annotated for students with an introduction by D. J. Taylor. Ever since its publication in 1949, George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like 'a boot stamping on a human face' has become a touchstone for human freedom, and one of the most widely-read books in the world. In this…
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four ENFirst published in 1949, George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has lost none of the impact with which it first hit readers. Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip One. Big Brother stares out from every poster, the Thought Police uncover every act of betrayal. When Winston finds love with Julia, he discovers that life does not have to be dull and deadening, and awakens to new…
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George Orwell Nineteen eighty-four ENWritten in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, Orwell's narrative is more timely that ever. 1984 presents a negative utopia, that is at once a startling and haunting vision of the world—so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the power of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of entire generations of…
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-fourHidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a…
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George Orwell Nineteen Eighty-Four'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party.
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George Orwell Notes on NationalismBiting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone...
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George Orwell Ohlédnutí za španělskou válkou CZDruhý 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 krutě sebezpytné obsáhlé eseje Ohlédnutí za španělskou válkou nebo Anglický národ. Na jednu stranu Orwell uplatňuje nesmiřitelný postoj levicového…
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George Orwell On Freedom‘Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.’ George Orwell is one of the world’s most famous writers and social commentators. Through his writing he exposed the unjust sufferings of the poor and unempl
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George Orwell Orwell on TruthThis selection of George Orwell’s writing, from both his novels and non-fiction, gathers together his thoughts on the subject of truth. It ranges from discussion of personal honesty and morality, to freedom of speech and political propaganda. Orwell’s unique clarity of thought and illuminating scepticism provide the perfect defence against our post-truth world of fake news and confusion.
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George Orwell Politics and the English Language ENPolitics and the English Language is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth. All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia. When the general atmosphere is bad, language must suffer.'Language is a political issue…
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George Orwell Seeing Things as They Are EN'This selection is a ceaseless delight ... there is a treat on almost every page' Daily TelegraphGeorge Orwell wrote, in his words, from 'a desire to see things as they are'. This new collection of his journalism and other writings, including articles, essays, broadcasts, poems, book and film reviews from across his career, shows his unmatched genius for observing the world. Whether discussing Polish immigration or…
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George Orwell Spisovatelé a leviatan CZČtvrtým svazkem, Spisovatelé a leviatan, se uzavírá souborné vydání esejí George Orwella, které obsahuje celkem 241 esejí, analýz, recenzí a novinových sloupků z pera slavného spisovatele a novináře. V tomto závěrečném dílu, pokrývajícím roky 1947 -1949 si můžeme přečíst další sloupky „Jak to vidím já“, které známe už z předchozího svazku, Orwellovy recenze (např. na román Jádro věci Grahama Greena nebo esej „Lidská…
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George Orwell The Lion and the UnicornGeorge Orwell's moving reflections on the English character and his passionate belief in the need for political change. The Lion and the Unicorn was written in London during the worst period of the blitz...
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George Orwell The Road to Wigan Pier ENA searing account of George Orwell's observations of working-class life in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire in the 1930s, The Road to Wigan Pier is a brilliant and bitter polemic that has lost none of its political impact over time. His graphically unforgettable descriptions of social injustice, cramped slum housing, dangerous mining conditions, squalor, hunger and growing unemployment are…
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George Orwell Úpadek anglické vraždy CZÚpadek anglické vraždy, třetí svazek esejí George Orwella z let 1945-1946, přináší jak angažované texty „Proč píšu“, „Svoboda tisku“, „Vy a atomová bomba“ či „Antisemitismus v Británii“, tak eseje na domácká témata „Na obranu anglické kuchyně“, „Přímluva za otevřený oheň“, „Zamyšlení nad žábou obecnou“ a „Šálek dobrého čaje“, ale rovněž málo známé Orwellovy recenze, například Dostojevského Zločinu a trestu a Bratrů…
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George Orwell Uvnitř velryby a jiné eseje CZSvazek obsahuje jednačtyřicet světoznámých autorových esejů z let 1939 - 1949.
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George Orwell Zvieracia farmaZvieracia farma je politickou satirou na revolúciu, ktorá sa vymkla z rúk. Zvieratá sa zbavia nadvlády nenávidených ľudí a zavedú si svoj vlastný režim, v ktorom si všetci majú byť rovní. Z nádherných ideálov revolúcie sa však postupne stáva nočná mora. Prasce sa zmocňujú koryta, a teda aj vlády, postupne si začínajú prispôsobovať zákony a legendárny slogan Všetky zvieratá sú si rovné sa čoskoro mení na Všetky…
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George Orwell Zvieracia farmaZvieracia farma je politickou satirou na revolúciu, ktorá sa vymkla z rúk. Zvieratá sa zbavia nadvlády nenávidených ľudí a zavedú si svoj vlastný režim, v ktorom si všetci majú byť rovní. Z nádherných ideálov revolúcie sa však postupne stáva nočná mora. Prasce sa zmocnili koryta, a teda aj vlády, postupne si začali prispôsobovať zákony a legendárny slogan Všetky zvieratá sú si rovné sa čoskoro mení na Všetky…
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