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It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

Mr Jones has a problem. He just doesn't know it yet. As he sleeps, the beasts of Manor Farm are conspiring. Rumours of an uprising spread. The goal? Remove the greatest obstacle to their freedom and happiness: Man. Brought to life by masterful narrator and storyteller Peter Noble, Animal Farm...

Depuis l'ère de l’uniformité. Depuis l’ère de la solitude et de la doublepensée. Depuis l’ère de Big Brother… Moi, Winston Smith. Je vous salue… Nous sommes en 1984 et la vie a radicalement changé. Big Brother vous observe en permanence et personne ne peut lui échapper. Sauf, peut-être, Winston Smith. Il travaille au ministère de la Vérité, où il réécrit l’histoire, mais en secret, il rêve de liberté. Et dans un monde où l’amour et le sexe sont interdits, où il est difficile de savoir qui est un ami ou un ennemi, il rencontre Julia et O’Brien et jure de se rebeller.

This anthology has been in the making for some years in the mind of the editor, Dione Venables, founding member of The Orwell Society. In 2006 she contributed the postscript to her cousin Jacintha Buddicom's memoir about the childhood and early youth of George Orwell. She continues to work for greater clarity and appreciation of the great man's genius and felt that this emotional layer of perception had been largely ignored by academia.

George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm are not merely novels; they are the definitive sociopolitical manifestos of the 20th century. In this essential collection, experience the full force of Orwell's legacy as he dissects the mechanisms of totalitarianism and the terrifying ease with which truth is manufactured.

The return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A Song of Ice and Fire. For decades, George R.R. Martin – bestselling author of A Song of Ice and Fire – has collaborated with an ever-shifting ensemble of science fiction and fantasy...

The penultimate volume in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, a #1 New York Times bestseller, is a pivotal installment in the epic saga. Set in a world of extraordinary circumstances, filled with stunning visual imagery and unforgettable characters, the Dark Tower series...

1984 spielt in einer Welt, in der ein totalitärer Überwachungsstaat das Leben der Menschen bis ins Letzte bestimmt und die Wahrheit beliebig definiert werden kann. Was Orwell noch als bedrohliche Dystopie verstand, ist heute in Teilen Realität geworden: Sein „Doppeldenk" ist seit Trumps „alternative facts" gewissermaßen salonfähig.

1984 is George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian future in which everything and everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime lead by The Party. 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 possibilities.

Dive into the incisive mind of George Orwell through his most powerful novels, ground-breaking reportage, and unforgettable essays. This collection brings together Orwell’s sharp political insight, moral clarity, and unmatched storytelling, offering listeners a panoramic view of a writer whose work continues to resonate across generations.

On a stormy night, an abandoned, sixteen year old boy finds himself plunged into an adventure beyond his wildest nightmares. Thrust from the eerie silence of his ancestral home, into a savage island chase, Justice Wilberforce Muldoon must outwit a deranged scientist's twisted creations to seize five mystical keys.

It's the start of a zombie apocalypse. George and his family did as instructed by their government, securing their home and awaiting the day they will be saved. But their rations are running low, and it would seem that no one is coming to help. Desperate, George leaves his family and heads out to find supplies and hopefully someone to help him and his family.

Julia nos leva a uma viagem surpreendente pela agora icônica distopia de Orwell, com reviravoltas que revelam lados inesperados, não apenas de Julia, mas de outras figuras familiares do universo de 1984.

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE A futuristic thriller about climate change by the acclaimed screenwriter of First Cow, Meek’s Cutoff, and HBO’s Mildred Pierce. The year is 2052. Climate change has had a predictably devastating effect: Venice submerged, cyclones in Oklahoma...

Five tribes fight to the death. Only one can survive. In a dark vision of the near future, the Holy State of Borea is indoctrinating its citizens. No one is allowed to speak out against the government. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire for freedom - not for Perry Benson, at least. While his wife falls more and more in love with the state's regime, he searches for a way out. His path forward becomes clear, and he escapes to a distant forest. The repressive state cannot find him here - yet he is not the only one living between the trees.