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1984

內容簡介

內容簡介 出版超過五十年George Orwell的小說《1984》已經是文學經典，《1984》時間是西元1984年，當時的世界是大洋國、歐亞國、東亞國三國鼎立的局面。這三個國家相互交戰頻繁，並且有時亦敵亦友。大洋國是個獨裁國家，統治的黨派權威至高無上，運用極權體制控制人民的行動、言談、生活與思想，以這樣的方式統治當時的國家。 主角在這個集權國家的真理部工作，其實從事捏造各種謊言，不過一次他在日記上重複寫著「打倒老大哥」之後，他發現有一些東西已經不一樣了。George Orwell的這本小說以犀利的文筆描述獨裁的極權主義，以及人類未來的前途，已經讓這本書與俄國薩米亞丁的《我們》、英國赫胥黎的《美麗新世界》並稱負面烏托邦三部曲。 “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...A startling and haunting vision of the world, 1984 is so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the influence of this novel, its hold on the imaginations of multiple generations of readers, or the resiliency of its admonitions—a legacy that seems only to grow with the passage of time."

作者介紹

作者介紹 George Orwell (pseudonym for Eric Blair [1903-50]) was born in Bengal and educated at Eton; after service with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma, he returned to Europe to earn his living penning novels and essays. He was essentially a political writer who focused his attention on his own times, a man of intense feelings and intense hates. An opponent of totalitarianism, he served in the Loyalist forces in the Spanish Civil War. Besides his classic Animal Farm, his works include a novel based on his experiences as a colonial policeman, Burmese Days, two firsthand studies of poverty, Down and Out in Paris and London and The Road to Wigan Pier, an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, Homage to Catalonia; and the extraordinary novel of political prophecy whose title became part of our language, 1984.

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