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Title: 1985
By: Anthony Burgess
Format: Electronic book text

List price: £8.99


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ISBN 10: 1847658938
ISBN 13: 9781847658937
Publisher: PROFILE BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 14 March, 2013
Translated from: English
Description: A sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, the author sheds light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right.
Synopsis: In characteristically daring style, Anthony Burgess combines two responses to Orwell's 1984 in one book. The first is a sharp analysis: through dialogues, parodies and essays, Burgess sheds new light on what he called 'an apocalyptic codex of our worst fears', creating a critique that is literature in its own right.Part two is Burgess' own dystopic vision, written in 1978. He skewers both the present and the future, describing a state where industrial disputes and social unrest compete with overwhelming surveillance, security concerns and the dominance of technology to make life a thing to be suffered rather than lived.Together these two works form a unique guide to one of the twentieth century's most talented, imaginative and prescient writers. Several decades later, Burgess' most singular work still stands.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Serpent's Tail
Returns: Non-returnable
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