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George Orwell - 1984
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Clergyman's Daughter (1935) and Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1936).
In 1936, Orwell was asked to write about unemployment in the north of England. W i t h his book The Road to Wigan Pier, Orwell became one of Britain's most important writers. In December 1936, Orwell went to Spain to report on the war in Spain. He decided to become a soldier in the government's international army fighting against Franco, and eventually became an officer. In May, 1937, he was shot in the neck. As a result, he was unable to move the left side of his body and he lost his voice for a short time. After leaving Spain, he returned to England and wrote about his war experiences in Homage to Catalonia (1938). It was not popular because it criticized British newspapers and politicians for telling lies. It is one of the best books ever written about war, but it sold only 12,000 copies in the first twelve years. D u r i n g World War I I , Orwell worked for the B B C radio service and for the Observer newspaper. He also wrote many articles for magazines, which include some of his best w r i t i n g . Orwell's last two books are his most famous. Animal Farm (1945) is a story about animals, but it really criticizes the political situation in Russia under a Communist government. Although a lot of his old friends, w h o admired Russia, hated it, it became one of Britain's most popular books. Then, in 1948, he wrote his last book, 1984. The book had a great effect on people's thinking at the time. A n d , as we have seen, it still makes people think deeply about life, power and society today. I X P A R T O N E Thoughtcrime C h a p t e r 1 B i g B r o t h e r I s W a t c h i n g Y o u It was a bright, cold day in A p r i l and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith hurried home to Victory Mansions w i t h his head down to escape the terrible w i n d . A cloud of dust blew inside w i t h him, and the hall smelled of dust and yesterday's food. At the end of the hall, a poster covered one wall. It showed an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a handsome man of about forty-five, w i t h a large, black moustache. The man's eyes seemed to follow Winston as he moved. Below the face were the words B I G B R O T H E R IS W A T C H I N G Y O U . Winston went up the stairs. He did not even try the lift. It rarely worked and at the moment the electricity was switched off during the day to save money for Hate Week. The flat was on the seventh floor and Winston, who was thirty-nine and had a bad knee, went slowly, resting several times on the way. Winston was a small man and looked even smaller in the blue overalls of the Download 3.14 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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