George Orwell

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Decline of the English Murder (MP3-Download)

Ungekürzte Lesung. 11 Min.

Sprecher: Noble, Peter

Beschreibung

"You never seem to get a good murder nowadays." In this essay from 1946, Orwell cheekily dissects the public's nostalgic craving for "respectable" murders—domestic crimes with tidy motives and middle-class culprits—and laments the rise of messy, modern violence that lacks narrative charm. Through this shift, Orwell critiques the changing moral tone of society and the media's role in shaping public sentiment. Born Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell (1903-1950) was a British novelist, essayist, and critic famous for his insightful social and political commentary. His personal engagement with real world issues imbues his work with a sense of social conscience that continues to resonate with readers, and his two most famous novels, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, continue to captivate audiences worldwide.

Autor

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell , was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: SNR Audio
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781914230530
• Artikelnr.: 70467345