Titre : |
Niniteen Eighty-Four |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
George Orwell (1903-1950), Auteur |
Editeur : |
Penguin Books |
Année de publication : |
2013 |
Collection : |
Modern Classics |
Importance : |
342 p. |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-14-139170-0 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Résumé : |
"The story unfolds on a cold April day in 1984 in Oceania, the totalitarian superpower in post World War II Europe. Winston Smith, employed as a records (no, not vinyl) editor at the Ministry of Truth, drags himself home to Victory Mansions (nothing victorious about them) for lunch. Depressed and oppressed, he starts a journal of his rebellious thoughts against the Party. If discovered, this journal will result in his execution. Now that’s playing with fire. For the sake of added precautions, Winston only writes when safe from the view of the surveying telescreens. And when that shot of industrial grade "Victory Gin" kicks in.
At work, Winston becomes curious about "the brunette" (a.k.a. Julia), a machine-operator in the Fiction Department. Although at one time he feared that she was a member of the Thought Police, all such paranoia ends when she slips him a note reading "I love you" in the corridor one day. The two begin a secret love affair, first meeting up in the countryside, and then in a rented room atop Mr. Charrington’s shop in the prole district. All of these places are away from surveillance – or so they think."(shmoop) |
Age : |
A partir de 10 ans |
Niniteen Eighty-Four [texte imprimé] / George Orwell (1903-1950), Auteur . - Penguin Books, 2013 . - 342 p.. - ( Modern Classics) . ISBN : 978-0-14-139170-0 Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Résumé : |
"The story unfolds on a cold April day in 1984 in Oceania, the totalitarian superpower in post World War II Europe. Winston Smith, employed as a records (no, not vinyl) editor at the Ministry of Truth, drags himself home to Victory Mansions (nothing victorious about them) for lunch. Depressed and oppressed, he starts a journal of his rebellious thoughts against the Party. If discovered, this journal will result in his execution. Now that’s playing with fire. For the sake of added precautions, Winston only writes when safe from the view of the surveying telescreens. And when that shot of industrial grade "Victory Gin" kicks in.
At work, Winston becomes curious about "the brunette" (a.k.a. Julia), a machine-operator in the Fiction Department. Although at one time he feared that she was a member of the Thought Police, all such paranoia ends when she slips him a note reading "I love you" in the corridor one day. The two begin a secret love affair, first meeting up in the countryside, and then in a rented room atop Mr. Charrington’s shop in the prole district. All of these places are away from surveillance – or so they think."(shmoop) |
Age : |
A partir de 10 ans |
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