{"product_id":"nineteen-eighty-four-george-orwell-9780241416419","title":"Nineteen Eighty-Four (George Orwell)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eEver 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eEric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, \u003cb\u003eGeorge Orwell\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of \u003ci\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four \u003c\/i\u003e(1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include \u003ci\u003eBurmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHomage to Catalonia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 416 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65921445724509,"sku":"K081820227","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8182022700001A.jpg?v=1789408770","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/nineteen-eighty-four-george-orwell-9780241416419","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}