The Ministry of Truth: A Biography of George Orwell's 1984 by Dorian Lynskey (En

Description: The Ministry of Truth by Dorian Lynskey In The Ministry of Truth, Dorian Lynskey charts the life of George Orwells 1984: one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, a perennial bestseller, and a work that remains more relevant than ever in todays tumultuous world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 1984 isnt just a novel; its a key to understanding the modern world. George Orwells 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 Handmaids Tale), films (Brazil), television shows (V for Vendetta), rock albums (Diamond Dogs), commercials (Apple), even reality TV (Big Brother).The Ministry of Truth by Dorian Lynskey is the first book that fully examines the epochal and cultural event that is 1984 in all its aspects: its roots in the utopian and dystopian literature that preceded it; the personal experiences in wartime Britain that Orwell drew on as he struggled to finish his masterpiece in his dying days; and the political and cultural phenomena that the novel ignited at once upon publication and that far from subsiding, have only grown over the decades. It explains how fiction history informs fiction and how fiction explains history. Author Biography Dorian Lynskey has been writing about music, film and politics for over 20 years for a huge number of titles, from the Guardian to Rolling Stone. His first book was 33 Revolutions Per Minute: A History Of Protest Song. Review The Ministry of Truth is the best book I have read in a long time. Fizzing with ideas yet superbly readable, it takes us though Orwells life and the development of twentieth-century utopias and dystopias, to the long afterlife of Orwells greatest work, read and misread during the Cold War as simple anti-communist propaganda, then in the 1980s as a failed prophecy, before finally and frighteningly showing it as a warning for our own age. When today 1984 is scrubbed from the internet in China, Russia weaponises lies on social media, and in the West a Trump adviser talks of "alternative facts" on his Inauguration Day, Lynskeys book is both a warning and an exhortation for us all to be stubborn as Orwell was with facts, and like Winston Smith to cling to the belief that 2+2=4. -- C. J. SansomFascinating . . . Freshly and powerfully argued . . . If you have even the slightest interest in Orwell or in the development of our culture, you should not miss this engrossing, enlightening book. -- John Carey, The Sunday TimesEverything you wanted to know about 1984 but were too busy misusing the word -Orwellian- to ask. -- Caitlin Moran Promotional In The Ministry of Truth, Dorian Lynskey charts the life of George Orwells 1984: one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, a perennial bestseller, and a work that remains more relevant than ever in todays tumultuous world. Promotional "Headline" In The Ministry of Truth, Dorian Lynskey charts the life of George Orwells 1984: one of the most influential books of the 20th Century, a perennial bestseller, and a work that remains more relevant than ever in todays tumultuous world. Details ISBN1509890742 Year 2019 ISBN-10 1509890742 ISBN-13 9781509890743 Format Paperback Pages 368 Audience Age 18 Imprint Picador Subtitle A Biography of George Orwells 1984 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.912 Author Dorian Lynskey Publisher Pan Macmillan Language English Publication Date 2019-05-30 Short Title The Ministry of Truth UK Release Date 2019-05-30 Audience General AU Release Date 2019-05-27 NZ Release Date 2019-05-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:124444133;

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