THE COMPLETE NOVELS
Animal Farm, Burmese Days, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming Up for Air, Keep the Aspidistra Flying, Nineteen Eighty-Four
George Orwell's best-known novels, Animal Farm, describing a revolution that goes horribly wrong, and Nineteen Eighty-Four, portraying a world where human freedom has been crushed, are two of the most famous, well-quoted and influential political satires ever written. The other novels in this volume also tell stories of people at odds with repressive institutions: the corrupt imperialism of Burmese Days, disaffection with materialistic society in Keep the Aspidistra Flying, the perils of modern suburban living in Coming Up for Air and surviving on the streets in A Clergyman's Daughter.
All the novels brought together here display Orwell's humour, his understanding of human nature and his great compassion.
GEORGE ORWELL
Eric Arthur Blair 1903-1950 , better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four 1949 , which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
Edad recomendada: Adultos.
ORWELL GEORGE
George Orwell, seudónimo de Eric Arthur Blair, nació el 25 de junio de 1903 en Motihari, India británica, y murió el 21 de enero de 1950 en Londres. Fue un escritor, periodista y ensayista británico, conocido por sus obras de crítica social y política. Estudió en Eton College y trabajó en la Policía Imperial Británica en Birmania, experiencia que inspiró su novela "Días en Birmania". Vivió en París y Londres, donde experimentó la pobreza, lo que reflejó en "Sin blanca en París y Londres". Participó en la Guerra Civil Española como voluntario del bando republicano, experiencia que plasmó en "Homenaje a Cataluña". Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial trabajó en la BBC y colaboró con medios como Tribune y The Observer. Sus obras más influyentes son "Rebelión en la granja" y "1984", ambas críticas al totalitarismo y a los mecanismos de control político y social.
