Dorian Lynskey
Autor(a) de The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984
About the Author
Dorian Lynskey is a music writer for the Guardian. He also writes for Q, The Word, and Spin, among other publications. 33 Revolutions Per Minute is his first book.
Obras de Dorian Lynskey
33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from Billie Holiday to Green Day (2010) 214 cópias
A history of modern music : part three : Hip-hop and R&B (2011) — Editor, Contributor — 1 exemplar(es)
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Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- País (para mapa)
- UK
- Ocupação
- Journalist
music writer - Organizações
- The Guardian
The Observer
Q
GQ
Mojo
Membros
Resenhas
Listas
Prêmios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 466
- Popularidade
- #52,775
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 21
- ISBNs
- 27
- Idiomas
- 5
The angle this book took (being a biography of a book) worked really well. In the introduction it is said that:
"The book was a consummation of years of thinking, writing and reading about utopias, super-states, dictators, prisoners, propaganda, technology, power, language, culture, class, sex...."
The Ministry of Truth opens a window into what these were, what influences was Orwell exposed to (work, countries resided in, politics), what was the prevailing social and political climate of the time, how his other writings explored some of the themes which are fully developed in Nineteen Eighty-Four. The book Nineteen Eighty-Four has almost seeped into the edges of culture so even those who have never read it have an opinion on what it's about (at the very minimum Big Brother on TV - love it or hate it, you almost can't help but know it's there)
This book also has some really good references in the back that I'm looking forward to potentially sinking my teeth into (my TBR list continues to breed)
This was definitely a good book but due to lack of shelf space it won't be a keeper. I'll be placing it in my local little library so others can enjoy if they wish… (mais)