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Under the feckless husbandry of Mr Jones, the Manor Farm has fallen into disrepair. Pushed into hardship, the animals decide to stage a revolt, and, led by two young pigs, Snowball and Napoleon, they overthrow Mr Jones and drive him away from the ...

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Ravaged by years of war and civil conflict, Britain has changed its name to Airstrip One and become part of Oceania - one of the three totalitarian blocks dominating the world - ruled by a mysterious leader called Big Brother who keeps the populat...

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Om den ständigt pågående striden mellan de tre staterna Eurasien, Ostasien och Oceanien. Kriget upphör aldrig men konstellationerna ändras fortlöpande. Via den ständigt vakande teleskärmen hålls invånarna uppdaterade om vem som är fienden för dage...

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På den misskötta Manor Farm gör djuren uppror och driver bort sin alkoholiserade husbonde, Mr Jones. Alla djur ska vara jämlika och råda över sig själva. Men Gamle majoren dör, och i tomrummet efter den prisbelönta galt som inspirerade till resnin...

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover the classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey Winston Smith works for the Ministry of Truth in London, chief city of Airstrip ...

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In the Burmese provincial town of Kyauktada, the world-weary John Flory - a thirty-something English teak dealer - leads a life of quiet disillusionment, hardly mixing with the natives or the expat community, and deriving some comfort only from hi...

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The perfect edition for any Orwell enthusiasts' collection, discover Orwell's classic dystopian masterpiece beautifully reimagined by renowned street artist Shepard Fairey 'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.' Mr Jo...

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After travelling to Spain at the end of 1936 with the intention of working as a correspondent for a British socialist newspaper, thirty-three-year-old George Orwell decided to join the Republican efforts to overturn Franco's Nationalists in the Sp...

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Världen plågas av kriget mellan de tre stormaktstaterna Eurasien, Ostasien och Oceanien. Kriget är konstant pågående och via tv-skärmar får befolkningen löpande information om framgångar och förluster, om fiender och allierade. Befolkningen i det ...

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I den starkt genomskådande och satiriska berättelsen om Djurens gård kulminerar George Orwells besvikelse över kommunismen.Djuren på Herrgården har fått nog av människornas övergrepp. De gör uppror och grundar en ny filosofi som de kallar animalis...

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With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's 1984 takes on new life in this hardcover edition. "Orwell saw, to his credit, that the act of falsifying reality is only secondarily a way of changing perceptions. It is, ab...

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George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four is one of the most famous and influential novels of the 20th century. This terrifying dystopia, which he created in a time of great social and political unrest, remains acutely relevant and influential to this ...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It's his job. Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, he helps the Party, and the omnipresen...

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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 ...

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'The feeling that the very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world ... this prospect frightens me much more than bombs' On the 70th anniversary of George Orwell's death, a new collection of his brilliant essays written during the Sec...

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George Orwells roman Nere för räkning i Paris och London, i nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall som också skrivit efterordet. Av Orwells stora produktion av romaner, essäer och reportage har tre böcker blivit moderna klassiker. Förutom 1984 och Dju...

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When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master, Mr Jones, and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually a cunning, ruthless elite among them, masterminded by...

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OBS! NYÖVERSÄTTNINGEN! George Orwells legendariska roman 1984 i efterlängtad nyöversättning av Christian Ekvall. Berättelsen utspelas i ett grådystert London. Huvudpersonen Winston bor i en lägenhet i det nedslitna hyreskomplexet Segerhuset. Roman...

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OBS! NYÖVERSÄTTNINGEN! George Orwells roman Djurens gård i nyöversättning och med efterord av Christian Ekvall. Nu är den äntligen här - den efterlängtade nyöversättningen av George Orwells Animal Farm, en av nittonhundratalets mest kända engelsks...

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I december 1936 anländer Orwell till Barcelona i Spanien för att som journalist rapportera om det inbördeskrig som rasar i landet. Men snart ansluter han sig till arbetarmilisen, för att som soldat försvara den republikanska regeringen mot Francis...

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'Politics and the English Language' is widely considered Orwell's most important essay on style. Style, for Orwell, was never simply a question of aesthetics; it was always inextricably linked to politics and to truth.'All issues are political iss...

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Djuren på bondgården bestämmer sig för att göra uppror. Den elake bonden har plågat dem länge nog! Djuren jagar bort bonden, och två grisar tar över ledningen. Först blir livet bättre, då djuren får mer mat. Men snart tar en av grisarna över makte...

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Dystopin 1984 handlar om det framtida samhället Oceanien, där Storebror ser och övervakar allt. Winston Smith drömmer om ett annat liv. Går det att bli fri? Finns det något som partiet inte kan kontrollera? Kan det vara kärleken? Här skildras ett ...

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Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.

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Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting materia...

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"e;Animal Farm"e; is an allegorical novella by George Orwell published in England in 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World War II. Orwell, a democratic socialist, was a cri...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer. In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher - to wri...

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Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.Arguably the twentieth century's most famous novel, 1984 is a dystopian study of political tyranny, mind control, paranoia and secret mass surveillance. Followin...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones - he's drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the boar, Old Major, shares his rev...

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Having got rid of their human master, the animals in this political fable look forward to a life of freedom and plenty. But as a clever, ruthless elite takes control, the other animals find themselves hopelessly ensnared in the same old way.

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