The Ministry of Fear
β Graham Greene
π Fiction
π
2010
π English
β 130 KB
β¦ LIBER β¦
The Ministry of Truth
β Scribed by Lynskey, Dorian
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0385544057
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984 --its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast influence throughout world culture at every level, from high to pop.
1984 isn't just a novel; it's a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwell's final work is a treasure chest of ideas and memes--Big Brother, the Thought Police, Doublethink, Newspeak, 2+2=5--that gain potency with every year. Particularly in 2016, when the election of Donald Trump made it a bestseller ("Ministry of Alternative Facts," anyone?). Its influence has morphed endlessly into novels (The Handmaid's Tale), films (Brazil), television shows (V for Vendetta), rock albums (Diamond Dogs), commercials (Apple), even reality TV (Big Brother). The Ministry of Truth is the first book that fully examines the epochal and cultural event that is...
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