Overview
«No creo que la sociedad que he descrito en 1984 necesariamente llegue a ser una realidad, pero sí creo que puede llegar a existir algo parecido», escribía Orwell después de publicar su novela. Corría el año 1948, y la realidad se ha encargado de convertir esa pieza -entonces de ciencia ficción- en un manifiesto de la realidad.
UNO DE LOS 5 LIBROS MÁS IMPORTANTES DE LOS ÚLTIMOS 125 AÑOS SEGÚN THE NEW YORK TIMES.
«Está entre mis libros favoritos, lo leo una y otra vez». —Margaret Atwood
En el año 1984 Londres es una ciudad lúgubre en la que la Policía del Pensamiento controla de forma asfixiante la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un peón de este engranaje perverso y su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versión oficial de los hechos. Hasta que decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna y somete.
La presente edición, avalada por The Orwell Estate, sigue fielmente el texto definitivo de las obras completas del autor, fijado por el profesor Peter Davison. Incluye un epílogo del novelista Thomas Pynchon, que aporta al análisis del libro su personal visión de los totalitarismos y la paranoia en el mundo moderno. Miguel Temprano García firma la soberbia traducción, que es la más reciente de la obra.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“I do not believe that the society I have described in 1984 will necessarily become a reality, but I do believe that something similar may come into existence,” Orwell wrote after publishing his novel. It was 1948, and reality has since turned that work—then considered science fiction—into a manifesto of reality.
ONE OF THE 5 MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE LAST 125 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES.
“It’s among my favorite books; I read it over and over again.” —Margaret Atwood
In the year 1984, London is a bleak city where the Thought Police exercise suffocating control over the lives of its citizens. Winston Smith is a part in this perverse machine, and his job is to rewrite history to conform to what the Party considers the official version of events. Until he decides to rethink the truth of the system that governs and subjugates them.
This edition, endorsed by The Orwell Estate, faithfully follows the definitive text of the author’s complete works, as established by Professor Peter Davison. It includes an afterword by novelist Thomas Pynchon, who contributes his personal perspective on totalitarianism and paranoia in the modern world to the analysis of the book. Miguel Temprano García provides the superb translation, which is the most recent version of the work.
UNO DE LOS 5 LIBROS MÁS IMPORTANTES DE LOS ÚLTIMOS 125 AÑOS SEGÚN THE NEW YORK TIMES.
«Está entre mis libros favoritos, lo leo una y otra vez». —Margaret Atwood
En el año 1984 Londres es una ciudad lúgubre en la que la Policía del Pensamiento controla de forma asfixiante la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un peón de este engranaje perverso y su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versión oficial de los hechos. Hasta que decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna y somete.
La presente edición, avalada por The Orwell Estate, sigue fielmente el texto definitivo de las obras completas del autor, fijado por el profesor Peter Davison. Incluye un epílogo del novelista Thomas Pynchon, que aporta al análisis del libro su personal visión de los totalitarismos y la paranoia en el mundo moderno. Miguel Temprano García firma la soberbia traducción, que es la más reciente de la obra.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
“I do not believe that the society I have described in 1984 will necessarily become a reality, but I do believe that something similar may come into existence,” Orwell wrote after publishing his novel. It was 1948, and reality has since turned that work—then considered science fiction—into a manifesto of reality.
ONE OF THE 5 MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS OF THE LAST 125 YEARS ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES.
“It’s among my favorite books; I read it over and over again.” —Margaret Atwood
In the year 1984, London is a bleak city where the Thought Police exercise suffocating control over the lives of its citizens. Winston Smith is a part in this perverse machine, and his job is to rewrite history to conform to what the Party considers the official version of events. Until he decides to rethink the truth of the system that governs and subjugates them.
This edition, endorsed by The Orwell Estate, faithfully follows the definitive text of the author’s complete works, as established by Professor Peter Davison. It includes an afterword by novelist Thomas Pynchon, who contributes his personal perspective on totalitarianism and paranoia in the modern world to the analysis of the book. Miguel Temprano García provides the superb translation, which is the most recent version of the work.
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