Animal Farm and 1984 - by George Orwell & A M Heath (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution, the account of the struggle initiated by the animals that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into "Animal Farm, " is paired with "1984, " a succinct, frightening tale that has remained a potent reminder of the fate of those who suffer under totalitarian regimes.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This edition features George Orwell's best known novels - <i>1984</i> and <i>Animal Farm</i> - with an introduction by Christopher Hitchens. <p/> In <i>1984</i>, London is a grim city where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith joins a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be. <p/><i>Animal Farm</i> is Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution -- an account of the bold struggle, initiated by the animals, that transforms Mr. Jones's Manor Farm into Animal Farm--a wholly democratic society built on the credo that All Animals Are Created Equal. But are they?<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"The two novels that you now hold in your hands have become 'modern classics'. . . taught in many schools as examples of moral weight and political prescience . . . read for pleasure, excitement and instruction." -- from the Introduction by Christopher Hitchens <BR>PRAISE FOR ANIMAL FARM <BR>"A wise, compassionate, and illuminating fable." -- The New York Times <BR>"Absolutely first-rate . . . comparable to Voltaire and Swift." -- The New Yorker <BR>"There are no replacements for a George Orwell, just as there are no replacements for a Bernard Shaw or a Mark Twain. . . . he pricked, provoked and badgered lazy minds, delighted those who enjoyed watching an orginal intelligence at work." -- Time <P>PRAISE FOR 1984 <BR>"1984 is a profound, terrifying, and wholly fascinating book. It is a fantasy of the political future, and like any such fantasy, serves its author as a magnifying device for an examination of the present." -- Lionel Trilling 1949 <BR>"The most solid, the most brilliant, thing George Orwell has done." -- V.S. Pritchett <P><BR><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>George Orwell (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of nonfiction and fiction, including Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, A Clergyman's Daughter, Coming Up for Air, and Keep the Aspidistra Flying.<br>
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