the annotated edition Orwell, George 1903-1950 creator Taylor, D. J. 1960- Davison, Peter 1926-2022 nyu London Penguin Books 2013 eng xxi, 383 pages ; 20 cm. Ever since its publication in 1948, George Orwell's terrifying vision of a totalitarian regime where Big Brother controls its citizens like 'a boot stamping on a human face' has become a touchstone for human freedom, and one of the most widely-read books in the world. In this new annotated edition Orwell's biographer D. J. Taylor elucidates the full meaning of this timeless satire, explaining contemporary references in the novel, placing it in the context of Orwell's life, elaborating on his extraordinary use of language and explaining the terms such as Newspeak, Doublethink and Room 101 that have become familiar phrases today. This is the essential edition of the essential book of modern times. George Orwell; with an introduction and notes by D. J. Taylor and a note on the text by Peter Davison. This edition originally published by Martin Secker & Warburg, 1987 Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1949 Novela política Literatura inglesa PR 6029 O79n 2013 9780141391700 0141391707 110423 20230805181424.0 eng