乔治•奥威尔(1903-1950), 英国著名作家。主要作品有《动物农场》、《1984》等。
1903年出生于印度,1907年举家迁回英国,后因经济原因无力深造,被迫远走缅甸,参加帝国警察部队。终因厌倦殖民行径、痴迷写作而辞去公职,辗转回到欧洲,流亡伦敦、巴黎等地,一边深刻体验下层民众生活,一遍从事文学创作,有多部作品出版。1936年西班牙内战爆发,参加左翼组织,因重伤返回英国,但最终树立社会主义信念。1939年,二战爆发,积极参加反纳粹的活动。由于西班牙内战与二战的苦痛经历,对战争与和平、极权与民主、社会关怀与人类理想进行了深刻的思考。
1945年,著名的政治寓言小说《动物农场》出版。1949年,《1984》问世,在全球产生深远影响。作品入选多国中学生必读书目,被翻译成62种文字,总销量超过5000万册。
1950年,因肺病去世,年仅47岁。
《一九八四》的伟大是不用任何废话的,因为它本身就是一个伟大的预言。甚至有人称这本书为“社会政治幻想小说”。 和我对《动物庄园》的评价一样,中国人喜欢《一九八四》是不言而喻的,因为他们有着非常切身的体会。以至于我总是怀疑,《一九八四》能够在中国出版,都是一件令...
评分人类必然会疯癫到这种地步,即不疯癫也只是另一种形式的疯癫。 ——帕斯卡尔 1984是不凡的一年。它是乔治•奥威尔的反乌托邦力作《1984》里,故事发生的背景时间。同在这一年,堪称20世纪末最伟大的思想家的福柯死于艾滋病。在同一段时间读了两人的书,又偶然...
Narrated by Samuel West. Stunned by the absolute control of Ingsoc over its people, the famous quotation "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past", and Winston's process of conversion.
评分Narrated by Samuel West. Stunned by the absolute control of Ingsoc over its people, the famous quotation "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past", and Winston's process of conversion.
评分Narrated by Samuel West. Stunned by the absolute control of Ingsoc over its people, the famous quotation "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past", and Winston's process of conversion.
评分Narrated by Samuel West. Stunned by the absolute control of Ingsoc over its people, the famous quotation "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past", and Winston's process of conversion.
评分Narrated by Samuel West. Stunned by the absolute control of Ingsoc over its people, the famous quotation "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past", and Winston's process of conversion.