Description
1984 and Animal Farm (Set of two books)
George Orwell
1984
The year is 1984 and war and revolution have left the world unrecognisable. Great Britain, now known as Airstrip One, is ruled by the Party, led by Big Brother. Mass surveillance is everything and The Thought Police are employed to ensure that no individual thinking is allowed. Winston Smith works at The Ministry of Truth, carefully rewriting history, but he dreams of freedom and of rebellion.
It is here that he meets and falls in love with Julia. They start a secret, forbidden affair – but nothing can be kept secret, and they are forced to face consequences more terrifying than either of them could have ever imagined.
Animal Farm
‘All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.’
Drunken Mr Jones of Manor Farm has neglected his livestock for too long. In a burst of insurgent fervour, they rise up and he is deposed, with the pigs taking charge of the newly named Animal Farm. Everything runs smoothly, productivity soars and all animals are well-fed and happy.
But the further away the memory of the revolution, the more distant seem its ideals-and when Boxer the workhorse is betrayed, the horrifying extent of the pigs’ corruption is revealed.
Orwell’s ‘fairy story’, a scathing satire of Soviet communism, is as potent now as it was in 1945. Animal Farm is one of literature’s most electrifying examinations of power and corruption.
