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作者:GeorgeOrwell
出版时间:1961-1-1
书籍简介:
The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 …more [close] The year 1984 has come and gone, but George Orwell's prophetic, nightmarish vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic of "negative utopia"–a startlingly original and haunting novel that creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing, from the first sentence to the last four words. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of the whole generations, or the power of its admonitions–a power that seem to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
作者简介:
乔治•奥威尔(1903-1950), 英国著名作家。主要作品有《动物农场》、《1984》等。
1903年出生于印度,1907年举家迁回英国,后因经济原因无力深造,被迫远走缅甸,参加帝国警察部队。终因厌倦殖民行径、痴迷写作而辞去公职,辗转回到欧洲,流亡伦敦、巴黎等地,一边深刻体验下层民众生活,一遍从事文学创作,有多部作品出版。1936年西班牙内战爆发,参加左翼组织,因重伤返回英国,但最终树立社会主义信念。1939年,二战爆发,积极参加反纳粹的活动。由于西班牙内战与二战的苦痛经历,对战争与和平、极权与民主、社会关怀与人类理想进行了深刻的思考。
1945年,著名的政治寓言小说《动物农场》出版。1949年,《1984》问世,在全球产生深远影响。作品入选多国中学生必读书目,被翻译成62种文字,总销量超过5000万册。
1950年,因肺病去世,年仅47岁。