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Nineteen eighty-four : the annotated edition / George Orwell; with an introduction and notes by D. J. Taylor and a note on the text by Peter Davison.

By: Contributor(s): Language: eng Series: Penguin modern classicsPublication details: London : Penguin Books, 2013Description: xxi, 383 pages ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141391700
  • 0141391707
Other title:
  • 1984
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR 6029 O79n 2013
Summary: Ever since its publication in 1948, 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 new annotated edition Orwell's biographer D. J. Taylor elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire, explaining contemporary references in the novel, placing it in the context of Orwell's life, elaborating on his extraordinary use of language and explaining the terms such as Newspeak, Doublethink and Room 101 that have become familiar phrases today. This is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PR 6029 O79n 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000168364

This edition originally published by Martin Secker & Warburg, 1987

Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1949

Ever since its publication in 1948, 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 new annotated edition Orwell's biographer D. J. Taylor elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire, explaining contemporary references in the novel, placing it in the context of Orwell's life, elaborating on his extraordinary use of language and explaining the terms such as Newspeak, Doublethink and Room 101 that have become familiar phrases today. This is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times.

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