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1) 1984
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Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thought crimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can't escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching. A startling and haunting novel, 1984 creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from...
2) 1984
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"En el año 1984 Londres es una ciudad lúgubre en la que la Policía del Pensamiento controla de forma asfixiante la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un peón de este engranaje perverso, su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versión oficial de los hechos... hasta que decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna y somete."--Amazon.
3) 1984
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Winston vive aprisionado na engrenagem totalitária de uma sociedade completamente dominada pelo Estado, onde tudo é feito coletivamente, mas cada qual vive sozinho. Ninguém escapa à vigilância do Grande Irmão, a mais famosa personificação literária de um pode cínico e cruel, além de vazio de sentido histórico. De fato, a ideologia do Partido dominante não visa nada de coisa alguma para ninguém, no presente ou no futuro. O´Brien, hierarca...
4) 1984
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El clásico de George Orwell, más vigente que nunca, en las voces de Irene Azuela, Joaquín Cossio y Adrian Ladron.
Es 1984. Winston Smith vive sólo en Londres. Es un rebelde encubierto conspirando su fuga del Partido: una dictadura mortal liderada por El Gran Hermano.
Winston sueña con encontrar la libertad, el amor y la paz: todo lo que está prohibido.
Su resistencia podría matarlo, pero su valentía es impasible.
Arriesga todo en una búsqueda...
5) 1984
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Richard Warren has turned thirty. Twenty years on from the beginnings of a strange and wonderful tale and he finds himself with a family in Yorkshire again. Far away from the dark depravity of life in London, Richard is only now beginning to retake the reins of a normal life.
But as the miner's strike rears its head, enemies from the past return to haunt Richard one last time. His brother Peter launches himself into the action for the ultimate showdown...
6) 1984
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In this stunning adaptation of George Orwell's terrifying classic, Winston Smith (John Hurt) endures a squalid existence under the constant surveillance of Big Brother. But his life takes a horrifying turn when he begins a forbidden love affair and commits the crime of independent thought. Sent to the "Ministry of Love," he is at the mercy of O'Brien (Richard Burton, in his final feature film performance), a coolly treacherous leader determined to...
7) 1984
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A world where every human right has been violated and every notion of freedom and individuality is abolished. A world where Big Brother monitors everything through advanced technology devices. A world where the war against an invisible enemy never ends, thoughts go underground and any deviation from the dictates of the regime is punished relentlessly until it is "corrected". A world where those in power have the power to alter the past and deny the...
8) 1984
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Russian
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George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. Orwell's work remains influential in popular and political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"-describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices-is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big...
9) 1984
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It's 1984. Winston Smith lives alone in London. He is a secret rebel plotting his escape from the Party: the deadly dictatorship led by Big Brother. Winston dreams of finding freedom, love and peace: everything that is outlawed. His act of defiance will get him killed - but his courage is unshaken. He risks everything in his desperate search for truth and humanity as he once knew them. The story of Winston's rebellion, and his need to love others,...
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One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell's 1984.
War is Peace * Freedom is Slavery * Ignorance is Strength
In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason
...17) 1984 - Orwell
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"1984" es una profunda exploración de las dinámicas sociales, la complejidad moral y las aspiraciones individuales dentro del contexto de una sociedad totalitaria. George Orwell critica las rígidas jerarquías sociales y examina la interacción entre la ambición personal y la responsabilidad colectiva, retratando una sociedad bajo vigilancia constante en el período posterior a la guerra. A través de la vida de personajes como Winston Smith y...
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Although the year 1984 is hurtling back into the distant past, Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four continues to have a huge readership and to help shape the world of 2084. Sales of Orwell's terrifying tale have recently spiked because of current worries about alternate facts, post-truth, and fake news. 1984 and Philosophy brings together brand new, up-to-the-minute thinking by philosophers about Nineteen Eighty-Four as it relates to today's culture,...
19) 1984 Italiano
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George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterized by lucid prose, biting social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and outspoken support of democratic socialism. Orwell's work remains influential in popular and political culture, and the adjective "Orwellian"-describing totalitarian and authoritarian social practices-is part of the English language, like many of his neologisms, such as "Big...
20) 1984.4
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Wir schreiben das Jahr 2034. Der Staat hat die völlige Kontrolle über Leben und Tod, der geheimnisvolle "Winston" wacht über alle. Die 16-jährige Florence arbeitet aus voller Überzeugung für den sogenannten Senior Service, dessen Aufgabe es ist, ältere Menschen zu enttarnen und zu töten, die sich weigern, freiwillig aus dem Leben zu scheiden, um Platz für die Jüngeren zu machen. Doch dann verliebt sich Florence in Eric. Und sie beginnt,...
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