George Orwell
1) Animal farm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A political satire in which the animals take over running the farm, but find their utopian state turning into a dictatorship.
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Audio
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Animal farm: In this satire of the Russian revolution, Manor Farm is transformed into Animal Farm, a democracy proclaiming, "All animals are created equal." After totalitarian rule is re-established, the reality becomes, "But some animals are more equal than others."
1984: The year 1984 has come and gone, yet George Orwells' prophetic nightmare vision in 1949 of the world we were becoming is timelier than ever. 1984 is still the great modern classic...
3) 1984
Author
Language
English
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Description
Para controlar todo no basta con apropiarse sólo de la voluntad y de la conciencia de los individuos, hay que hacerse dueño de su lenguaje. En 1984 encontramos al líder único, cuya presencia es antes que nada una abstracción, la negación del individuo, la sustracción de la información: el Gran Hermano, el Big Brother.
4) 1984
Author
Publisher
Pearson Education
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
1984 is a dystopian novella by George Orwell published in 1949, which follows the life of Winston Smith, a low ranking member of 'the Party', who is frustrated by the omnipresent eyes of the party, and its ominous ruler Big Brother. 'Big Brother' controls every aspect of people's lives.