Publisher's Synopsis
La edición ilustrada de la mayor distopìa de todos los tiempos. Contiene 8 ilustraciones de Jim Burns, galardonado con 3 premios Hugo al mejor artista profesional y 12 BSFA.
&«No creo que la sociedad que he descrito en 1984 necesariamente llegue a ser una realidad, pero sì creo que puede llegar a existir algo parecido», escribìa Orwell después de publicar este clásico en 1949. En tan solo unas décadas el curso de la humanidad se ha encargado de convertir su novela -por entonces considerada una obra de ciencia ficción-en un manifiesto de la actualidad y en uno de los cinco libros más importantes del último siglo según The New York Times.
Año 1984. Londres es una ciudad lúgubre en la que la Policìa del Pensamiento controla la vida de los ciudadanos. Winston Smith es un peón de este engranaje perverso y su cometido es reescribir la historia para adaptarla a lo que el Partido considera la versión oficial de los hechos. Todo cambia cuando decide replantearse la verdad del sistema que los gobierna.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
This is the illustrated edition of the greatest dystopia of all time. Includes 8 illustrations by Jim Burns, winner of 3 Hugo Awards for Best Professional Artist and 12 BSFAs.
Written more than 70 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...
Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
"The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
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 thoughtcrimes. 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 start to finish. No one can deny the novel's hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions-a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
