Penguin Homage to Catalonia Оруэлл Джордж

Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly, against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it'. Thus wrote Orwell following his experiences as a militiaman in the Spanish Civil War, chronicled in Homage to Catalonia. Here he brings to bear all the force of his humanity, passion and clarity, describing with bitter intensity the bright hopes and cynical betrayals of that chaotic episode: the revolutionary euphoria of Barcelona, the courage of ordinary Spanish men and women he fought alongside, the terror and confusion of the front, his near-fatal bullet wound and the vicious treachery of his supposed allies • A firsthand account of the brutal conditions of the Spanish Civil War, George Orwell's Homage to Catalonia includes an introduction by Julian Symons in Penguin Modern Classics

В 1936 году Джордж Оруэлл пошел добровольцем на гражданскую войну в Испании. В книге "Дань уважения Каталонии", впервые опубликованной незадолго до начала Второй мировой войны, Оруэлл документирует хаос и кровопролитие того исторического момента и голоса тех, кто боролся против растущего фашизма • Его опыт гражданской войны вызвал значительные изменения в его собственных политических взглядах, которые читатели сегодня узнают по большей части его поздних литературных работ; ярость против угрозы тоталитаризма и контроля • Книга на английском языке • In 1936, George Orwell volunteered as a soldier in the Spanish Civil War. In Homage to Catalonia, first published just before the outbreak of World War II, Orwell documents the chaos and bloodshed of that moment in history and the voices of those who fought against rising fascism

'Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and freedom.' • In late 1936, the idealistic young George Orwell set out for Spain to join the Republican Army in its battle against the fascists. There he encountered a country in chaos. From the heady promises of revolutionary Barcelona to the betrayals, logistical nightmares, and petty factional conflicts, Orwell describes the war in all its gruesome detail with his characteristic flair for language • A fascinating, deeply personal account of how a movement gave up its ideals in pursuit of a victory that never came, the Homage to Catalonia is a remarkable chronicle of the Spanish Civil War

"Памяти Каталонии" остается одним из самых известных рассказов о гражданской войне в Испании. С присущей ему тщательностью Оруэлл подвергает сомнению действия и мотивы всех сторон, сохраняя при этом свою твердую веру в человеческое мужество и необходимость радикальных социальных перемен • Когда Джордж Оруэлл прибыл в Испанию в 1936 году, он записался воевать в республиканскую армию против фашизма. "Памяти Каталонии" - это его личный рассказ о своем опыте участия в гражданской войне в Испании. С передовой он с жестокой честностью описывает разочарования и неэффективность сражений; он оказывается втянутым в жестокие уличные бои в Барселоне и вынужден спасаться бегством, когда республиканские группировки ополчаются друг на друга • Книга на английском языке

The authoratitive text • 'There are occasions where it pays better to fight and be beaten than not to fight at all' • Both a memoir of Orwell's experiences during the Spanish Civil War and a heartfelt tribute to those who died, Homage to Catalonia is an extraordinary first-hand record of him time on the frontline. Written with all of the depth, passion and deep human understanding that defines Orwell's writing this is a vivid account of the battles that were faced by ordinary working people as they fought for both their lives and their ideologies • Although Orwell was himself near-fatally wounded he finds both bleak and comic notes in his experience which is recorded with such clarity and depth that this short work has become one of his best known

Follows the text of the first edition published by Secker & Warburg in 1938. Contains over 20 pages of notes • After travelling to Spain at the end of 1936 with the intention of working as a correspondent for a British socialist newspaper, thirty-three-year-old George Orwell decided to join the Republican efforts to overturn Franco’s Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War. Having enrolled in the POUM militias, the young writer was soon forced to experience first-hand the hardships and dangers of trench warfare, before becoming involved in the Barcelona May Day street fighting and nearly being killed by a bullet on his return to the front line. Orwell’s initial idealistic dreams of a victorious fight against fascism were gradually tainted by doubt and disillusionment as the divisions and infighting within the Republican coalition became apparent

George Orwell's experience of the Spanish Civil War had a transformative effect on his life and work. This volume brings together his complete writings on the war, including Homage to Catalonia, his searing memoir of fighting in the conflict and the bitter betrayal that followed. The powerful journalism, essays, letters and pamphlets also collected here show his resolution to tell the truth about what happened amid a 'crop of lies' from both the Communist Party and the British press, while in 'Looking Back on the Spanish War' he remembers the heroism and decency of the ordinary people he encountered

"Общая неопределенность относительно того, что происходит на самом деле, облегчает цепляние за безумные убеждения" • Эссе Джорджа Оруэлл «Заметки о национализме» - это острые и неподвластные времени размышления о патриотизме, предрассудках и власти • Книга на английском языке • 'The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs' • Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone

"1984" - шедевр Джорджа Оруэлла, один из "100 романов Би-би-си, которые сформировали мир" • Спрятанный в архивном отделе разросшегося Министерства правды, Уинстон Смит умело переписывает прошлое в соответствии с потребностями партии. И все же он внутренне восстает против тоталитарного мира, в котором живет, который требует абсолютного повиновения и контролирует его с помощью всевидящих телеэкранов и бдительного ока Старшего брата, символического главы партии. В своем стремлении к истине и свободе Смит заводит тайную любовную связь с коллегой по работе Джулией, но вскоре обнаруживает, что истинная цена свободы - предательство • Книга на английском языке • George Orwell's masterwork, now in the Penguin Clothbound Classics series with a cover designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith • One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World' • 'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past' • Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party

'Shooting an Elephant' is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd 'solely to avoid looking a fool'. The other masterly essays in this collection include classics such as 'My Country Right or Left', 'How the Poor Die' and 'Such, Such were the Joys', his memoir of the horrors of public school, as well as discussions of Shakespeare, sleeping rough, boys' weeklies and a spirited defence of English cooking. Opinionated, uncompromising, provocative and hugely entertaining, all show Orwell's unique ability to get to the heart of any subject • A collection of witty and incisive non-fiction, George Orwell's Shooting an Elephant includes an introduction by Jeremy Paxman in Penguin Modern Classics

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'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.' • Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party. In his longing for truth and liberty, Smith begins a secret love affair with a fellow-worker Julia, but soon discovers the true price of freedom is betrayal • The Penguin English Library - collectable general readers' editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century to the end of the Second World War