The Essential Orwell Boxed Set:Animal Farm, Down and Out in Paris and London, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays (Penguin Modern Classics)
George Orwell was perhaps the twentieth century's best chronicler of English culture and one of our most significant political thinkers. In this covetable boxed set are collected together four of his essential works, including the seminal novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four". George Orwell (1903-1950) was born in India and 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. 乔治·奥威尔,英国记者、小说家、散文家和评论家。乔治·奥威尔一生短暂,但其以敏锐的洞察力和犀利的文笔审视和记录着他所生活的那个时代,作出了许多超越时代的预言,被称为 “一代人的冷峻良知”。其代表作有《动物庄园》和《一九八四》。 The Essential Orwell Boxed Set: * Animal Farm * Down and Out in Paris and London * Nineteen Eighty-Four * Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays
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作者 Orwell, George
出版社 Penguin Classics UK
出版时间 2011-08
ISBN 9780141198187
定价 37.99元
装帧 其他
【内容简介】
George Orwell was perhaps the twentieth century's best chronicler of English culture and one of our most significant political thinkers. In this covetable boxed set are collected together four of his essential works, including the seminal novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
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