Parti’nin dünya görüşü, onu hiç anlayamayan insanlara çok daha kolay dayatılıyordu. (...) Her şeyi yutuyorlar ve hiçbir zarar görmüyorlardı çünkü tıpkı bir mısır tanesinin bir kuşun bedeninden sindirilmeden geçip gitmesi gibi, yuttuklarından geriye bir şey kalmıyordu.George Orwell’in kült kitabı Bin Dokuz Yüz Seksen Dört, yazarın geleceğe ilişkin bir kâbus senaryosudur. Bireyselliğin yok edildiği, zihnin kontrol altına alındığı, insanların makineleşmiş kitlelere dönüştürüldüğü totaliter bir dünya düzeni, romanda inanılmaz bir hayal gücüyle, en ince ayrıntısına kadar kurgulanmıştır. Geçmişte ve günümüzde dünya sahnesinde tezgâhlanan oyunlar düşünüldüğünde, ütopik olduğu kadar gerçekçi bir romandır Bin Dokuz Yüz Seksen Dört. Güncelliğini hiçbir zaman yitirmeyen bir başyapıttır; yalnızca yarına değil, bugüne de ilişkin bir uyarı çığlığıdır. Can Yayınları, bu “bütün zamanların kitabını” Celâl Üster’in özenli çevirisiyle okura sunmaktan kıvanç duyuyor.
Doublethink, Ingsoc, Newspeak and the constant surveillance, all of which are prescient warnings. If you've not read this book (sorry seeing the movie doesn't count) or its been a while since you have read it, then either a first or second reading is in order.
Doublethink, Ingsoc, Newspeak and the constant surveillance, all of which are prescient warnings. If you've not read this book (sorry seeing the movie doesn't count) or its been a while since you have read it, then either a first or second reading is in order.
Während die ersten beiden Teile von Nineteen Eighty-Four noch äußerst spannend das Überleben und den Kampf gegen einen fiktiven diktatorischen Überwachungsstaat zeigen, verliert sich die Geschichte im dritten Teil ausschließlich in den brutalen Foltermethoden, die der Protagonist nach seiner Verhaftung über sich ergehen lassen muss. Wer nicht aufpasst, könnte meinen, dass es sich hier um eine Kritik am Sozialismus handelt, aber George Orwell war selbst bekennender Sozialist und kritisiert eher den Autoritarismus.
Absolutely excellent book, a must read for everyone in my opinion. It does get a little dry at certain parts, but picks right back up. It is entirely worth pushing through.
The book expresses an insanely scary, yet completely plausible future of the world, or more likely certain places. Some places around the world share many similar core values with the world of 1984, which furthermore helps strengthen the fearful possibility. 1984 is a great fusion of non-fiction, history, futurism, and fiction in a dystopian world ruled by people who quite literally want nothing more than power, pure, unadulterated power. They will do anything to get it, and do anything to keep it. This is all done in a fictional world, but sometimes it really feels like you're reading non-fiction, due to how completely possible the world created is. Many values shown in the book, you hear and see …
Absolutely excellent book, a must read for everyone in my opinion.
It does get a little dry at certain parts, but picks right back up. It is entirely worth pushing through.
The book expresses an insanely scary, yet completely plausible future of the world, or more likely certain places. Some places around the world share many similar core values with the world of 1984, which furthermore helps strengthen the fearful possibility.
1984 is a great fusion of non-fiction, history, futurism, and fiction in a dystopian world ruled by people who quite literally want nothing more than power, pure, unadulterated power. They will do anything to get it, and do anything to keep it. This is all done in a fictional world, but sometimes it really feels like you're reading non-fiction, due to how completely possible the world created is. Many values shown in the book, you hear and see about everyday in many aspects, especially politically. Some places in the world share similar structure and values to that of the powerful system in 1984. It strikes fear in the reader due to the relate-ability, and possibilities presented within the world of 1984. Furthermore, despite this book being written in 1949, and feels even more relevant now than ever before.
