{"title":"Orwell","description":"George Orwell David Dwan is an Associate Professor at Hertford College, Oxford. His books include Liberty, Equality and Humbug: George Orwell and Western Political Ideals (2018).","products":[{"product_id":"animal-farm-paperback-7","title":"Animal Farm - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. Soon the other animals discover that they are not all as equal as they thought, and find themselves hopelessly ensnared as one form of tyranny is replaced with another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/em\u003e was one of George Orwell's most successful books - after its publication Orwell became one of the best-paid writers in England. Though the text continues to play a foundational role in the political education of young people across the world, its allegorical function has become more difficult to decode as the U.S.S.R recedes into the historical distance.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51451616395487,"sku":"9780198813736","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/K853fhnuj69780198813736.webp?v=1790272543"},{"product_id":"nineteen-eighty-four-paperback-1","title":"Nineteen Eighty Four - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face--forever.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e (1949), George Orwell's final novel, was completed in difficult conditions shortly before his early death. It is one of the most influential and widely-read novels of the post-war period, and has been a huge international bestseller over many decades. Continually in print, it has long been controversial, both in its immediate Cold War context and in later history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is in some ways a realist novel, but in others is more akin to a work of science fiction, a dystopia or a satire. It also has strong affiliations to Gothic in its plotting, motifs and affective states. Full of horror and terror, it contains prophetic dreams and a central character who thinks of himself as a 'monster', a 'ghost' and 'already dead'. Like \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, it is fascinated by the power of a documentary remnant addressed to an unknown reader.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577600606431,"sku":"9780198829195","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/5D3mXPOEQH9780198829195.webp?v=1790395108"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/orwell.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}