乔治·奥威尔：我为什么要写作 英文原版 Penguin Great Ideas : Why I Write George Orwell

基本信息

By (author) George Orwell

Format Paperback | 128 pages

Dimensions 111 x 181 x 7mm | 81g

Publication date 02 Sep 2004

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd

Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom

Language English

ISBN10 014101900X

ISBN13 9780141019000

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内容简介

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.

乔治·奥威尔不但是著名的反极权小说的作者，还是著名的英语文体家、第一流的散文家以及头脑清醒、目光犀利的文学评论家。《我为什么要写作》选入作者《如此欢乐童年》等著名忆旧、纪实作品以及《我为什么要写作》、《政治与英语》等著名论文。

作者简介

GEORGE ORWELL (born Eric Arthur Blair) was born in India in 1903, but moved to England in 1907 and in 1917 entered Eton, where he began writing. He worked widely in journalism but fame came in 1945 with the publication of ANIMAL FARM.

乔治·奥威尔(1903-1950)，本名埃里克·布莱尔，出生于印度，早年入读伊顿公学，后至印度皇家警察驻缅甸部队服役，并以经历为素材，完成自传体散文《射象》、《绞刑》和小说《缅甸岁月》。第二次世界大战爆发后，奥威尔先后在英国广播公司印度部和工党左翼《论坛报》工作，成为多产的新闻记者和文艺评论家。他的讽刺小说《动物农场》和《一九八四》奠定了他在文坛上的地位。传记作家伯纳德·克立克说：“对布莱尔来说，他身上的奥威尔，一半是自己要当之无愧的理想形象；正直，诚实，单纯，平等信念，简朴的生活，简朴的写作，简朴的语言，总而言之，一个几乎不顾一切立志要说出不受欢迎的真话的人。