1984 - George Orwell

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Résumé :
El Gran Hermano te vigila. Y lleva haci?ndolo m?s de setenta a?os. Publicada en 1949, Mil novecientos ochenta y cuatro es la obra maestra de George Orwell y la novela pol?tica m?s influyente del siglo XX. Winston Smith es un miembro de rango inferior del Partido en el superestado totalitario de Ocean?a -un mundo dividido en tres grandes potencias en guerra permanente, donde el pasado se reescribe sistem?ticamente, el lenguaje se reduce para eliminar el pensamiento subversivo y el rostro del Gran Hermano vigila desde cada pared-. El trabajo de Winston consiste en falsificar la historia. Su crimen es recordar la verdad. Cuando Winston inicia una relaci?n amorosa prohibida con Julia y establece contacto con un movimiento de resistencia clandestino, da los primeros pasos hacia un acto de rebeld?a. Lo que sigue es uno de los desenlaces m?s estremecedores e inolvidables de toda la literatura. Orwell -ensayista, corresponsal de guerra y conciencia de su generaci?n- escribi? Mil novecientos ochenta y cuatro mientras mor?a de tuberculosis en la remota isla escocesa de Jura. Termin? el manuscrito en 1948 e invirti? las dos ?ltimas cifras para dar con el t?tulo. El libro acu?? t?rminos -Gran Hermano, doblepensar, neolengua, la Habitaci?n 101- que hoy forman parte del lenguaje pol?tico mundial. M?s de setenta a?os despu?s de su publicaci?n, sigue siendo un arma contra toda forma de poder que busca controlar lo que pensamos, decimos y recordamos....

Biographie:
George Orwell (1903-1950) Popularly known by his pen name 'George Orwell', Eric Arthur Blair was an English writer, critic, journalist, and essayist. Orwell's writings have been lauded for insightful commentary on issues concerning totalitarian forms of oppression, and for advocating democratic socialism and social justice. He was especially against the atrocities committed by the Soviet Communist Party and the dictatorial reign of Joseph Stalin. As a journalist, Orwell invested himself in observing the everyday realities around him. As a result, his non-fictional texts, such as Down and Out in Paris and London, deeply engage with the social injustices that he witnessed around him. It was while serving in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) that Orwell witnessed violence and atrocities being committed by fascist regimes - an experience that made a deep impact on him. His fictional works, especially Animal Farm and 1984, are allegories set in a dystopian world governed by highly oppressive forces, where power is arbitrary and unchecked, and people's thoughts, emotions, and ideas are subject to state surveillance. Orwell's works continue to resonate with the readers of the 21st Century in critiquing fascist forces around the world....