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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Whether puncturing the lies of politicians, wittily dissecting the English character or telling unpalatable truths about war, Orwell's timeless, uncompromising essays are more relevant, entertaining and essential than ever in today's era of spin.
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From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. Lesen Sie die erste Seite Ausgewählte Seiten ansehen
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From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer. Lesen Sie die erste Seite Ausgewählte Seiten ansehen
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Format:Taschenbuch
This book is a compliation of 4 George Orwell essays.
It contains:
- Why I write (1946)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_I_Write
- The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius (1940)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn:_Socialism_and_the_English_Genius
- A Hanging (1931)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hanging
- Politics and the English Language (1946)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Language
Excellent articles with an unbelievable gifted George Orwell.
WHY I WRITE is basically a manual who to write and what the motives of common writers are.
THE LION... Is the most part of the book. He wrote this while the Germans were bombing England. Orwell delivers arguments why the English society should "use" this war to extend and English Socialist revolution. He pledges for an nor totalitarian or capitalist society in in which for example the education system should be totally democratic. He openly prefers "our democracy with capitalism" more than "communist dictatorship" claiming that in the capitalist system you get half a loaf meat and in dictatorship you get no bread at all.
Orwell offers us the famous THIRD WAY (he never uses this phrase) between total communism and animal-like capitalism which he calls DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM.
A HANGING is the shortest and the only fiction story. Like the title says it's a short description of how a "criminal" gets hanged in Burma under British rules.
POLITICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE speaks also for itself. Orwell nags about the (especially political) English language and how it became victim of the general decay in the Anglish states. Every essay is very political but this one has also linguistics etc in it.
5/5 for me the first contact with G.O. and now I want more! This is an excellent entrance to one of the greatest minds of the last century. It is really shocking when you read how optimistic Orwell visioned the future England compared to todays Cameron régime.
"A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of clear language is insincerity"
It contains:
- Why I write (1946)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Why_I_Write
- The Lion and the Unicorn: Socialism and the English Genius (1940)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_and_the_Unicorn:_Socialism_and_the_English_Genius
- A Hanging (1931)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Hanging
- Politics and the English Language (1946)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_and_the_English_Language
Excellent articles with an unbelievable gifted George Orwell.
WHY I WRITE is basically a manual who to write and what the motives of common writers are.
THE LION... Is the most part of the book. He wrote this while the Germans were bombing England. Orwell delivers arguments why the English society should "use" this war to extend and English Socialist revolution. He pledges for an nor totalitarian or capitalist society in in which for example the education system should be totally democratic. He openly prefers "our democracy with capitalism" more than "communist dictatorship" claiming that in the capitalist system you get half a loaf meat and in dictatorship you get no bread at all.
Orwell offers us the famous THIRD WAY (he never uses this phrase) between total communism and animal-like capitalism which he calls DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM.
A HANGING is the shortest and the only fiction story. Like the title says it's a short description of how a "criminal" gets hanged in Burma under British rules.
POLITICS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE speaks also for itself. Orwell nags about the (especially political) English language and how it became victim of the general decay in the Anglish states. Every essay is very political but this one has also linguistics etc in it.
5/5 for me the first contact with G.O. and now I want more! This is an excellent entrance to one of the greatest minds of the last century. It is really shocking when you read how optimistic Orwell visioned the future England compared to todays Cameron régime.
"A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outline and covering up all the details. The great enemy of clear language is insincerity"
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Great short collection of essays
23. Juni 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
Why I Write is a collection of four pieces by one of the best writers of the twentieth century. George Orwell is best known for his political fables Animal Farm and 1984, but was also a prolific essayist and author of numerous short stories, many of them based on his own experiences in British-controlled Burma. This books includes three essays--"Why I Write", "The Lion and the Unicorn", and "Politics and the English Language"--and the short story "A Hanging."
"Why I Write" offers the reader a look into one great writer's motivations for writing, as Orwell lays out the only real reasons anyone writes. "The Lion and the Unicorn" is fascinating, not only for its often humorous descriptions of the British national character, but for the political ideas expressed in it and the knowledge, made clear by Orwell at the beginning, that this was written in the midst of the Blitz. "Politics and the English Language" is a brief guide to the fatal flaws of modern writing--all of which have lasted beyond Orwell--and how to mend them. "A Hanging" is reminiscent of another of Orwell's famous short stories, "Shooting the Elephant," as it describes an otherwise mundane action in ominous, metaphoric terms.
While hardly exhaustive, this collection of Orwell's essays is a good introduction to Orwell, his writings, and his political views. Makes very good reading for a trip, which is where I read it.
Highly recommended.
"Why I Write" offers the reader a look into one great writer's motivations for writing, as Orwell lays out the only real reasons anyone writes. "The Lion and the Unicorn" is fascinating, not only for its often humorous descriptions of the British national character, but for the political ideas expressed in it and the knowledge, made clear by Orwell at the beginning, that this was written in the midst of the Blitz. "Politics and the English Language" is a brief guide to the fatal flaws of modern writing--all of which have lasted beyond Orwell--and how to mend them. "A Hanging" is reminiscent of another of Orwell's famous short stories, "Shooting the Elephant," as it describes an otherwise mundane action in ominous, metaphoric terms.
While hardly exhaustive, this collection of Orwell's essays is a good introduction to Orwell, his writings, and his political views. Makes very good reading for a trip, which is where I read it.
Highly recommended.
9 von 9 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Question is: Why Should I Buy this particular "Why I write?" Compilation?
28. September 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
In evaluating "Why I write?," I am not evaluating Orwell: he is - in my opinion - beyond evaluation. Brilliant, unorthodox, humanistically transparent - he is a model of existential integrity. In evaluating "Why I write?" I am offering an evaluation of this particular compilation of essays. I am trying to answer the question of "Why should I buy the 'Why I write?'"
This particular compilation of Orwell's essays consists of "Why I write?," The Lion and the Unicorn," "A Hanging," and "Politics and the English Language." As you might have already gleaned from you search, the books of Orwell's essays are all over the market place. This one - consisting of four iconic essays - is a great primer.
The "Why I write?" humbles with introspection and humanistic self-acceptance. "The Lion and the Unicorn" showcases Orwell's keen journalism and the capacity to be on the outside of the phenomenon in question, even when that phenomenon is his own culture. "A Hanging" is a normalizing glimpse into how we deal with our own mortality superimposed onto a social statement against capital punishment. And the "Politics and the English Language" is a brilliant examination of the human consciousness, a study of the interplay of thought and language, an anti-dote to propoganda, a treasure trove of linguistic hypotheses, and, if nothing else, a useful commentary on the rationale behind the "1984" Newspeak and Doublethink.
As such, this particular collection of Orwell's essays reveals the breadth of his thematic spectrum - without the biographical weight of more exhaustive essay compilations.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, 2008)
This particular compilation of Orwell's essays consists of "Why I write?," The Lion and the Unicorn," "A Hanging," and "Politics and the English Language." As you might have already gleaned from you search, the books of Orwell's essays are all over the market place. This one - consisting of four iconic essays - is a great primer.
The "Why I write?" humbles with introspection and humanistic self-acceptance. "The Lion and the Unicorn" showcases Orwell's keen journalism and the capacity to be on the outside of the phenomenon in question, even when that phenomenon is his own culture. "A Hanging" is a normalizing glimpse into how we deal with our own mortality superimposed onto a social statement against capital punishment. And the "Politics and the English Language" is a brilliant examination of the human consciousness, a study of the interplay of thought and language, an anti-dote to propoganda, a treasure trove of linguistic hypotheses, and, if nothing else, a useful commentary on the rationale behind the "1984" Newspeak and Doublethink.
As such, this particular collection of Orwell's essays reveals the breadth of his thematic spectrum - without the biographical weight of more exhaustive essay compilations.
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.
Author of "Eating the Moment: 141 Mindful Practices to Overcome Overeating One Meal at a Time" (New Harbinger, 2008)
5 von 5 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Inside the mind of George Orwell
20. Juli 2008
Format:Taschenbuch
Here is your chance to go into the thoughts and political beliefs of the famous writer George Orwell with the filter of his fictional writings removed. This work contains four short essays. In the first essay "Why I write" you really get an understanding of the man and his motivations to write. He is very candid in this essay and you get to know the man behind "Animal Farm" and "1984".
In his second essay "The Lion and the Unicorn" he lays bare his political beliefs. In this short work he lays out his thoughts about Communism, Fascism, and Socialism and the struggle between them in England during World War II. What I really liked about this essay is that he wrote it while bombs were falling on London and with the outcome of World War II still undecided. While I strongly disagree with Orwell's Socialist ideals, they may have been more appropriate for his time period in his country. I enjoyed reading his opinions and learning about the social situation at that time in history.
His third very brief essay tells about his witness to a hanging in Burma.
The final essay is excellent in its examples of how in his time writers using the English language were drifting away from clarity and into using metaphors, similes, and figures of speech. He calls for a return to the clear and precise use of the language. He writes of six rules that will make that happen.
If you enjoy George Orwell's writings, I believe you will enjoy this book.
In his second essay "The Lion and the Unicorn" he lays bare his political beliefs. In this short work he lays out his thoughts about Communism, Fascism, and Socialism and the struggle between them in England during World War II. What I really liked about this essay is that he wrote it while bombs were falling on London and with the outcome of World War II still undecided. While I strongly disagree with Orwell's Socialist ideals, they may have been more appropriate for his time period in his country. I enjoyed reading his opinions and learning about the social situation at that time in history.
His third very brief essay tells about his witness to a hanging in Burma.
The final essay is excellent in its examples of how in his time writers using the English language were drifting away from clarity and into using metaphors, similes, and figures of speech. He calls for a return to the clear and precise use of the language. He writes of six rules that will make that happen.
If you enjoy George Orwell's writings, I believe you will enjoy this book.
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