ANIMAL FARM - COLLECTOR'S EDITION - GEORGE ORWELL

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Editorial	Wordsworth
Edad	Adultos Jovenes
Idioma	Inglés Internacional
Autor	ORWELL GEORGE
ISBN	9781840228779
Peso ( kg )	0,19
Tipo	Soporte Físico
Año de edición	2024
Formato	Tapa rustica
Sinopsis	ANIMAL FARM - COLLECTOR'S EDITION ALL ANIMALS ARE EQUAL BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS In 1943, there was an urgent need for Animal Farm. The Soviet Union had become Britain's ally in the war against Nazi Germany, and criticism of Stalin's brutal regime was either censored or discouraged. In any case, many intellectuals on the left still celebrated the Soviet Union, claiming that the terrors of its show trials, summary executions and secret police were either exaggerated or necessary. But, to Orwell, Stalin was always a "disgusting murderer" and he wanted to remind people of this fact in a powerful and memorable way. But how to do it? A political essay would never reach a wide enough audience; a traditional novel would take too long to write. Orwell hit on the inspired idea of combining the moralism of the traditional 'beast fable' with the satire of Gulliver's Travels. A group of farmyard animals, led by the pigs, overthrow their human masters. Their revolution is inspired by high ideals: the farm will be run in the interests of its animals with no more slaughtering, plenty of food for all and comfort in retirement. But when Napoleon the pig takes command, he quickly corrupts their principles, creating a new tyranny worse than the old. Orwell wrote Animal Farm in the middle of the Second World War, but at first no publishers wanted to touch it. It was finally published in August 1945, once the war was over. This little book quickly became a seminal text in the emerging 'cold war' a phrase that Orwell himself coined . It also became a site of that conflict itself, suffering various attempts to subvert or change its meaning. Today, Animal Farm remains a powerful fable about the nature of tyranny and corruption which applies for all ages. Our edition also includes the following essays: Shooting an Elephant; Charles Dickens; Inside the Whale; The Frontiers of Art and Propaganda; Literature and Totalitarianism; Fascism and Democracy; Patriots and Revolutionaries; Catastrophic Gradualism; Some Thoughts on the Common Toad; Why I Write; Writers and Leviathan. GEORGE ORWELL George Orwell born June 25, 1903, Motihari, Bengal, India-died January 21, 1950, London, England was an English novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his novels Animal Farm 1945 and Nineteen Eighty-four 1949 . The latter of these is a profound anti-utopian novel that examines the dangers of totalitarian rule. Edad recomendada: Adultos jóvenes. 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.
Cantidad de páginas	144
Fecha Ingreso	30-07-2025