Decline of the English Murder

图书标准信息

• 作者 George Orwell（乔治·奥威尔） 著
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 2009-08
• ISBN 9780141191263
• 定价 66.40元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 128页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

InthesetimelessandwittyessaysGeorgeOrwellexplorestheEnglishloveofreadingaboutagoodmurderinthepapers(andlamentsthepassingoftheheydayofthe'perfect'murderinvolvingclass,sexandpoisoning),aswellasunfoldinghistrenchantviewsoneverythingfromboys'weekliestonaughtyseasidepostcards.Throughouthistory,somebookshavechangedtheworld.Theyhavetransformedthewayweseeourselves-andeachother.Theyhaveinspireddebate,dissent,warandrevolution.Theyhaveenlightened,outraged,provokedandcomforted.Theyhaveenrichedlives-anddestroyedthem.NowPenguinbringsyoutheworksofthegreatthinkers,pioneers,radicalsandvisionarieswhoseideasshookcivilizationandhelpedmakeuswhoweare.

【作者简介】

GeorgeOrwell(1903-1950)wasborninIndiaandservedwiththeImperialPoliceinBurma,foughtwiththeRepublicansduringtheSpanishCivilWar,andwasamemberoftheHomeGuardandawriterfortheBBCduringWorldWarII.Heistheauthorofmanyworksofnonfictionandfiction,includingBurmeseDays,DownandOutinParisandLondon,AClergyman'sDaughter,ComingUpforAir,andKeeptheAspidistraFlying.

　　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》。