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1984

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Summary

One of the most influential books of the twentieth century gets the graphic treatment in this first-ever adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984。

War is Peace * Freedom is Slavery * Ignorance is Strength

In 1984， London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind。 Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions。 Drawn into a forbidden love affair， Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called the Brotherhood， dedicated to the destruction of the Party。 Together with his beloved Julia， he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be。

With evocative， immersive art from Fido Nesti， this vision of George Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece provides a new perspective for longtime fans but is also an accessible entry point for young readers and adults who have yet to discover the iconic story that is still so relevant today。 
 

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Tibor Konig ，

Kicsit aggódtam a képregényváltozat miatt， de remekül sikerült: nagyon tetszik a kizárólag a szürke és a vörös különböző árnyalatait használó dizájn és a nem feltétlenül egyszerű szöveget előtérben hagyó ábrázolás。Az 1984 mondanivalója pedig 2021-ben sajnos ugyanolyan aktuális， mint 1948-ban lehetett。

Ken French ，

Excellent adaptation of one of my favorite books。

Sarah ，

Wow - this is an incredible adaptation。 The art of this graphic novel really ads to the immeasurable feelings of despair and helplessness Winston feels。 Nesti did a great job of using the likeness of the movie actors while also making the characters their own people in his art。 The use of the text， both the narration text and the speech bubbles， are extremely creative and only add to the style。 As usual， there is a Newspeak dictionary at the back of the book， which is great。 I honestly am reall Wow - this is an incredible adaptation。 The art of this graphic novel really ads to the immeasurable feelings of despair and helplessness Winston feels。 Nesti did a great job of using the likeness of the movie actors while also making the characters their own people in his art。 The use of the text， both the narration text and the speech bubbles， are extremely creative and only add to the style。 As usual， there is a Newspeak dictionary at the back of the book， which is great。 I honestly am really excited about this graphic novel。 I'm hoping that Nesti does the rest of Orwell's books， as well as some other classics。 This was top tier。 。。。more

Roberto Iori ，

Ottimo adattamento dell'omonimo libro， scorrevole e ben illustrato， sicuramente un opera curata e dall'ottimo layout Ottimo adattamento dell'omonimo libro， scorrevole e ben illustrato， sicuramente un opera curata e dall'ottimo layout 。。。more

Nacho ，

Una maravilla。 La adaptación， el dibujo y el color， que trasladan a la perfección el tono opresivo de la novela， además de una edición acertadísima。 Imprescindible。

Julie Herringa Cirone ，

Haunting illustrations！

Fanny ，

I'm glad I read the graphic novel version of this book 。 Indeed even if the thematic is without a doubt interesting， the lecture wasn't an easy one。 I had to re read some part to fully understand or just to keep up with the story ， the text and sentence was a bit long for my taste like it was the case with the book animal farm。 However I can see why those books are often considered like classics one 。 The writer was a visionner for his century I'm glad I read the graphic novel version of this book 。 Indeed even if the thematic is without a doubt interesting， the lecture wasn't an easy one。 I had to re read some part to fully understand or just to keep up with the story ， the text and sentence was a bit long for my taste like it was the case with the book animal farm。 However I can see why those books are often considered like classics one 。 The writer was a visionner for his century 。。。more

Harriett Milnes ，

what a grim book。 I tried to read it awhile ago， too dark for me。 This graphic novel made it a touch easier to read， but still pretty grim。 Big Brother is watching you！

Inés ，

No lo pude ni acabar。 La historia me aburría aunque las ilustraciones están muy conseguidas。 Entiendo que para la época fue importante pero es un tipo de distopía que ya está muy quemada。

Kellee ，

1984 has been on my TBR since 2010。 I was excited to finally read it， and in graphic novel form。 There’s not much to say that hasn’t already been said。 Bottom line: I highly recommend it。Note: If you want to read this graphic novel， be aware that the print is very small。

Rebecca Schaft ，

The book， but as a graphic novel What is well done is that it tells the story very well。The colors complement the mood （the one which we already know）But it leaves less for the imagination。 （Obviously）

Ensaio Sobre o Desassossego ，

Guerra é paz。Liberdade é escravidão。Ignorância é força。"1984" é um dos livros da minha vida e foi com muito entusiasmo que soube que ia ser lançada uma adaptação do livro a novela gráfica pela Alfaguara。 Não sou muito de comprar novidades， mas este livro tinha de vir parar cá a casa 📚Esta foi uma experiência de leitura incrível， e confesso que não estava à espera de gostar tanto。 A tonalidade das cores foi das coisas que mais me marcou nesta adaptação - ora uma página era totalmente marcada pelo Guerra é paz。Liberdade é escravidão。Ignorância é força。"1984" é um dos livros da minha vida e foi com muito entusiasmo que soube que ia ser lançada uma adaptação do livro a novela gráfica pela Alfaguara。 Não sou muito de comprar novidades， mas este livro tinha de vir parar cá a casa 📚Esta foi uma experiência de leitura incrível， e confesso que não estava à espera de gostar tanto。 A tonalidade das cores foi das coisas que mais me marcou nesta adaptação - ora uma página era totalmente marcada pelo vermelho， ora outra era totalmente acinzentada。 Vermelho， cinzento e castanho são as cores que mais se destacam nesta novela gráfica e era exactamente assim que eu tinha imaginado a Londres distópica de Orwell。Li "1984" pela primeira vez quando tinha 16/17 anos e até hoje não encontrei um livro que me tivesse impactado tanto。 Foi com a distopia de Orwell que eu acordei enquanto cidadã e ganhei consciência política。 Passei a olhar com mais atenção para nós enquanto sociedade e passei a prezar a liberdade individual como o bem maior de todos （como dizia Jorge Amado）。Uma novela gráfica que vale muito a pena， tanto para quem já leu "1984"， como também para quem ainda não o fez （leiam！ É um livro que vai mudar as vossas vidas） 。。。more

Elena Sánchez ，

Si 1984 es una novela de culto， la novela gráfica es un indispensable。 Una novela gráfica de Fido Nesti， absolutamente fiel a la novela original， para disfrutar en sus más de 200 páginas rememorando （o conociendo de cero） la distopía que Orwell imaginó。Incluye， además， en las últimas páginas， una reseña sobre la "nuevalengua" que se habla en ese universo distópico que nos presenta Orwell para aprender un poco cómo funciona y cómo iba a evolucionar para reducir el lenguaje a su mínima expresión y Si 1984 es una novela de culto， la novela gráfica es un indispensable。 Una novela gráfica de Fido Nesti， absolutamente fiel a la novela original， para disfrutar en sus más de 200 páginas rememorando （o conociendo de cero） la distopía que Orwell imaginó。Incluye， además， en las últimas páginas， una reseña sobre la "nuevalengua" que se habla en ese universo distópico que nos presenta Orwell para aprender un poco cómo funciona y cómo iba a evolucionar para reducir el lenguaje a su mínima expresión y evitar， así， cualquier pensamiento mínimamente elaborado。Un tesoro de libro para los amantes del género， sin duda， para leer y releer e intentar no terminar en una realidad similar donde el gran hermano lo controle absolutamente todo， incluido nuestros pensamientos。 。。。more

Viola ，

1984 Still Knocking at Our Door 🚪 what about the Proles ？George Orwell's haunting tale takes on new power in this graphic novel by Sean Alan ClearyFifth Estate # 409， Summer， 2021a review of1984: The Graphic Novel: George Orwell， Adapted & illustrated by Fido Nesti。 HMH 2021An image from 1984， the graphic novel。 Shows a man in a dreary， London-like street scene。It might be that everyone has something to say about George Orwell’s 1984。 It’s not only a perennial favorite among curriculum builders 1984 Still Knocking at Our Door 🚪 what about the Proles ？George Orwell's haunting tale takes on new power in this graphic novel by Sean Alan ClearyFifth Estate # 409， Summer， 2021a review of1984: The Graphic Novel: George Orwell， Adapted & illustrated by Fido Nesti。 HMH 2021An image from 1984， the graphic novel。 Shows a man in a dreary， London-like street scene。It might be that everyone has something to say about George Orwell’s 1984。 It’s not only a perennial favorite among curriculum builders in American high schools， but also a ubiquitous shortcut for political meaning。Anytime there’s a question of censorship， surveillance， or the political distortion of language， the persona of the book gets trotted out in the mass media， and it once again rises through the best-sellers list。For this reason， it didn’t come as a surprise that following a well-received graphic novel version of Orwell’s Animal Farm by Brazilian artist ODYR last year， published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt （now， HMH）， the same publishing group is putting out 1984 this summer， adapted and illustrated by another Brazilian artist， Fido Nesti。With visual representation in the form of the graphic novel， like with the director Michael Radford’s 1984 classic film adaptation featuring John Hurt and Richard Burton， comes questions though。 It’s no secret that the book hinges on Orwell’s ideas of sight both of surveillance， and of the violence and fear of what’s seen in Room 101， an interpretation so common that it dominates 21st century covers of the text: the watching eye。 But how do we understand this stress on the visual， paired and adapted from a novel？Nesti keys in this idea right from the start to heighten the reader’s sense of sight。 The novel begins with two memorable panels， the first where we see Winston， the central character， from behind through the lens of a telescreen， staticky lines helpfully giving us the visual cue along with a circular lens surrounded by black。The pairing of the first panel with the second， identical， but different panel in which we’re then given a fuller， wider perspective， makes it clear he has something to say about visual perspective。 In the wider vision， we see the famous clock striking thirteen， we see a poster of Big Brother poking out from behind a wall， and we see a clearer picture of the decaying buildings that line the dusty street。Although it’s small， these first panels begin to pry open the gaps between the perspectives of illustration， text， and reader。 Our gaze as readers might be the same as that of the Ministry of Love， the dreaded secret police。 Or， we might see more。Here’s what Nesti gets in his graphic novel version that will make it a good book to add to the many， many representations of the text over the years: we might not understand Winston as we should。 Yes。 We watch him。 We will pull him apart and make him what we want， but Nesti recognizes in his illustrations that something is wrong in our assessment of Winston as a martyr for freedom against the tyrannies of authoritarian regimes of all sorts， as the book is often taught。The rub comes in a section of the book that took center stage in the 2013 play， 1984， by Duncan MacMillan and Robert Icke。 The playwrights frame the action around a book group reading the text， and set in a world beyond 1984， but inside the reality of 1984。This can only happen if we take the Appendix of the original novel at its word when it tells us， rather coyly， that “NEWSPEAK was the language of Oceania。” MacMillan and Icke make it clear that this means， as many alert readers have surmised， that in the end， Big Brother and the Party will not prevail， that there’s something that stops them。Because the reader is pointed to the Appendix early on in a footnote， the only one in Orwell’s original text， we have to assume the author wanted this tease to give us a hope for the otherwise hopeless Winston Smith。 But Winston fails。 And the question becomes， if Winston fails， who succeeds？ And why does Winston fail？Here’s where it might be helpful to understand the larger world of Orwell。 In his Road to Wigan Pier， part travelogue， part critical send-up of the middling cranks that dominated and， he thought， failed leftist movements in Britain， Orwell leans again and again into his obsession with how class distorts perception。 No matter what， he says， the middle class， which he knew he could not escape， would never be able to understand the working class。For him， it was the “lingering smell” that did it。 It was a bridge too far， he admitted。 Even after years as a tramp， living among the “down and out” life， he still acknowledged that his own understanding of the world could not be divorced from who he was。This is instructive in understanding Winston’s failure。 It wasn’t that Winston didn’t know where the revolution that toppled Big Brother and the Party would come from。 He says it over and over again in the novel。 “Hope is in the Proles。” But instead， there’s something in Winston as a Party Member， as a generator of words， as part of the—to borrow a more contemporary term—”creatives” that prevents him from “seeing” the Proles as they are。Nesti helps us along here。 In the sections where Winston encounters the Proles， Nesti uses the distance between the representation of the text and his illustrations to help us understand Winston’s shortcoming。 When Winston walks through the bustling Prole quarter of London around St。 Pancras Station， the text begins with the vague reminder from Winston that “there’s hope in the proles。” But in that section， all we hear about is depravity and destruction。 A bomb nearly kills Winston， and when he sees the severed hand of a victim of that bomb， he kicks it in disgust。 It’s one of those heavy-handed symbols that the book is known for。 Winston thinks there is hope in the proles， but sees none， only destruction。 But Nesti， as an illustrator， knows better。In a panel showing a wide shot of a prole street， the text trots out Winston’s image of the scene’s depravity with “ragged barefoot children” and girls with “crudely lipsticked mouths” and “swollen waddling women。”Nesti’s illustration of this moment is set in contrast， with his proles pictured almost universally in actions of community， love even。A woman puts her hand on the shoulder of her son， children （with shoes on！） play in the street。 An older lady， large， but not waddling is led by a child。 Men carry barrels on their shoulders， and smile in something like satisfaction。What we see， very clearly， is Winston not getting it。 In case it wasn’t clear， Winston， on the subsequent page， is saved by the warnings of a prole before a bomb shatters another street。 It’s a warning Winston attributes to some animal instinct that proles must have when it comes to the bombs。What Nesti visualizes， and the original text hints at， is that Winston’s class blindness， and inability to see the proles as anything but animalistic hordes， keeps him from seeing that the revolution to come is not about some secretive Brotherhood run by intelligent， subversive inner party members， but instead by the prole communities already living lives in the gaps left by the government。That Orwell should have this idea embedded in 1984 isn’t so strange， especially considering his experience in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War and Revolution （1936-1939） led by workers in decentralized， collectivized factories， farms， and cafes。 But we do see， with Nesti’s new version of 1984， another well done interpretation of the questions of perspective and the visual within the novel， where Nesti helps us expand on the question—what can Winston see？—to better understand that sometimes we cannot see the answer right in front of us。+++++++Sean Alan Cleary is a writer and teacher from Cambridge， Massachusetts。 His work has been in Public Books， Contingent Magazine， and Barrelhouse Reviews。Sourcehttps://www。fifthestate。org/archive/4。。。 。。。more

Raph ，

Cant say ive enjoyed it。

Mikael ，

1984 is a great book， and an important story。 This adaption is not bad， it is very gray， it's illustrations are ugly， and that may of course be intentional to match the story。 There is however still something in it that makes me not appreciate it more than that it's well。。。 ok？ I can't quite put my finger on whether it's in the details， like the oddly illustrated faces， or technicalities like black text on gray background （or the opposite） which makes reading quite hard and progress slow。 But th 1984 is a great book， and an important story。 This adaption is not bad， it is very gray， it's illustrations are ugly， and that may of course be intentional to match the story。 There is however still something in it that makes me not appreciate it more than that it's well。。。 ok？ I can't quite put my finger on whether it's in the details， like the oddly illustrated faces， or technicalities like black text on gray background （or the opposite） which makes reading quite hard and progress slow。 But there are other dystopy's out there done in similar drawing styles， Snow Piercer a recent exaple， so merely it is just that this adaption seems somewhat flatter， or thinner， than the book。But nevertheless it was worth reading。 。。。more

JT ，

Um texto e ilustrações absolutamente geniais。A novela gráfica da（quilo que podia ser a） natureza humana。

Margarida Galante ，

Esta adaptação gráfica é bastante fiel ao original， que já li há muito tempo。 Ainda tinha memória de muito desta história， quanto mais não seja porque， infelizmente， algumas das coisas que se passam no mundo hoje em dia se assemelham ao imaginado por George Orwell。Para quem já leu e queira recordar， mas também para aqueles que preferem os "resumos" ou os "livros de quadradinhos"， recomendo muito。 Além da adaptação， que me pareceu muito boa， gostei muito da estética do livro， as ilustrações e as Esta adaptação gráfica é bastante fiel ao original， que já li há muito tempo。 Ainda tinha memória de muito desta história， quanto mais não seja porque， infelizmente， algumas das coisas que se passam no mundo hoje em dia se assemelham ao imaginado por George Orwell。Para quem já leu e queira recordar， mas também para aqueles que preferem os "resumos" ou os "livros de quadradinhos"， recomendo muito。 Além da adaptação， que me pareceu muito boa， gostei muito da estética do livro， as ilustrações e as cores utilizadas。 。。。more

Scott E ，

I mean it was always going to be a 5 star on the basis of the source material but the illustrations are second to none

Kshitij Srivastava ，

I cannot express how difficult it is to put down the review for 1984 in a few words。 I realized that I had burned through 6。5 pages of my review journal by the time I finished writing。 It's no doubt a classic， and a dark one。It amazes me to think about how deep George Orwell's understanding of language and its importance in thinking and expression would have been。 By picturing a society that is going in reverse in terms of communication voluntarily to control its people， he puts forth a glimpse I cannot express how difficult it is to put down the review for 1984 in a few words。 I realized that I had burned through 6。5 pages of my review journal by the time I finished writing。 It's no doubt a classic， and a dark one。It amazes me to think about how deep George Orwell's understanding of language and its importance in thinking and expression would have been。 By picturing a society that is going in reverse in terms of communication voluntarily to control its people， he puts forth a glimpse of what living in a world that had limited words to express oneself would be like。It's difficult to imagine but what if the language we spoke had the freedom to expression blurred out due to limited vocabulary？ We keep inventing words even today to better express ourselves but what if we lived in a society that forbade it？ – George Orwell shows how powerful words are by breaking language to its core and taking away its power in the language of 'Newspeak'。1984 will always be relevant as a beacon of the power of words in our society – and that's only a part of what it conveys。 。。。more

Célia Gil ，

Esta distopia， com uma realidade prevista quando a obra foi escrita， em 1949， faz-nos pensar que Orwell era um visionário。 Não estaremos todos， hoje em dia， sob a mira do “grande irmão”？Mas quando essa mira é posta ao serviço de um governo totalitarista， lembrados a toda a hora， por cartazes que indicam que “O Grande Irmão está a ver-te”， obrigados a viver “graças a um hábito transformado em instinto”， vigiados de forma constante e meticulosa pelos telecrãs， não podendo manifestar jamais qualque Esta distopia， com uma realidade prevista quando a obra foi escrita， em 1949， faz-nos pensar que Orwell era um visionário。 Não estaremos todos， hoje em dia， sob a mira do “grande irmão”？Mas quando essa mira é posta ao serviço de um governo totalitarista， lembrados a toda a hora， por cartazes que indicam que “O Grande Irmão está a ver-te”， obrigados a viver “graças a um hábito transformado em instinto”， vigiados de forma constante e meticulosa pelos telecrãs， não podendo manifestar jamais qualquer sentimento （nem sequer de espanto）， celebrando “A Semana do Ódio”， constatamos que não é fácil viver sem que se sentir atemorizado， receoso de cometer alguma imprudência。 A ação decorre em Londres， designada como Pista Um e Winston Smith vive sob essa pressão， temendo até lembra-se do passado， da mãe e da irmã。 Receia manifestar o que realmente pensa （“eu odeio o Grande Irmão”）， pois a Polícia do Pensamento está sempre atenta。 Então， a verdade tem， necessariamente， de passar a ser a do Partido。 Ninguém é livre de viver nem de pensar。 Até a língua， sujeita ao novo e reduzido Dicionário de Novilíngua， é uma forma de repressão， porque a tacanhez de espírito é muito conveniente a um Partido repressivo como o vigente。Gostei muito deste livro， penso que não desvaloriza a obra original e confere-lhe， se possível， mais vivacidade， através do poder evocativo da imagem。 As ilustrações são impressionantes， duras， captando de forma tão intensa os pensamentos， emoções， medos e vidas das personagens， que， em alguns momentos， nos arrepiam e nos levam a sofrer com elas。Aconselho vivamente！ 。。。more

Letizia ，

Mes trois étoiles ne sont pas en lien avec la qualité de l'histoire （terrifiante） ou des dessins， mais plutôt parce que cette lecture arrive à un moment de ma vie où toute cette histoire me fait peur。 Mes trois étoiles ne sont pas en lien avec la qualité de l'histoire （terrifiante） ou des dessins， mais plutôt parce que cette lecture arrive à un moment de ma vie où toute cette histoire me fait peur。 。。。more

Jacopo Giuca ，

L’intramontabile opera di George Orwell viene consegnata letteralmente a nuova vita da questo Graphic Novel di Fido Nesti。 L’illustratore brasiliano dimostra il suo amore e la sua conoscenza del romanziere britannico regalandoci una trasposizione fedelissima al romanzo originale， che attinge a piene mani ad ampi passi della distopia orwelliana sacrificando il dinamismo della nona arte sull’altare della piena comprensione della filosofia contenuta nell’opera originale。 Il valore aggiunto di quest L’intramontabile opera di George Orwell viene consegnata letteralmente a nuova vita da questo Graphic Novel di Fido Nesti。 L’illustratore brasiliano dimostra il suo amore e la sua conoscenza del romanziere britannico regalandoci una trasposizione fedelissima al romanzo originale， che attinge a piene mani ad ampi passi della distopia orwelliana sacrificando il dinamismo della nona arte sull’altare della piena comprensione della filosofia contenuta nell’opera originale。 Il valore aggiunto di questo adattamento di Nesti， dunque， risiede proprio nel suo stile illustrativo， fatto di linee minimali e marcate， di schizzi di colore acceso su tavole in cui il tono predominante è un grigio che amplifica l’angoscia e le paure che Orwell voleva trasmettere。 Questa versione di “1984”， insomma， diviene il modo migliore di （ri）scoprire l’opera originale， di capirne a fondo la genialità e comprenderne la malleabilità， che la rendono perfetta all’adattamento in ogni tipo di media （cinematografico， televisivo， teatrale， adesso persino fumettistico） e rendono imperativo accaparrarsi questo volume non solo se siete estimatori di Orwell o collezionisti di bei libri， ma anche nel caso in cui voleste avvicinarvi all’opera del britannico per la prima volta e avete il timore che il suo stile sia troppo prosaico per i vostri gusti。 。。。more

LE FUSA TRA I LIBRI Tania & Momi ，

1984 è il più celebre romanzo di George Orwell， scritto nel 1948 ed è tutt'ora un libro di grande importanza e attualità。Siamo in un futuro corrotto， distrutto dalla guerra dove il Grande Fratello controlla ogni movimento delle persone， perfino i momenti più intimi， attuando un continuo annullamento dell'identità individuale e la falsificazione della realtà。 Non si sa più quale sia il vero passato， l'unica certezza è che il mondo è governato dalla dittatura e regimi totalitari。 Oceania， Eurasia 1984 è il più celebre romanzo di George Orwell， scritto nel 1948 ed è tutt'ora un libro di grande importanza e attualità。Siamo in un futuro corrotto， distrutto dalla guerra dove il Grande Fratello controlla ogni movimento delle persone， perfino i momenti più intimi， attuando un continuo annullamento dell'identità individuale e la falsificazione della realtà。 Non si sa più quale sia il vero passato， l'unica certezza è che il mondo è governato dalla dittatura e regimi totalitari。 Oceania， Eurasia ed Estasia sono in continua lotta tra loro。 Un mondo nuovo e una vita che Winston， un operaio qualunque， rifiuta all'interno del suo animo percosso。 Una ribellione per la libertà che esce piano piano fuori e che sembra concretizzarsi， ma in realtà essa non esiste più。Una graphic-novel straordinaria e forse una delle più belle che sia mai stata realizzata dalla @oscarvault che io mostrerò fiera nella mia libreria。 Un'opera da collezione con all'interno molteplici illustrazioni che prendono vita， regalando al lettore 224 pagine di pura emozione。 Il lettore vivrà attraverso le immagini angoscianti， una realtà dove l'uomo non è altro che una macchina al servizio del partito。Le illustrazioni sono realizzate da @fidonesti che ha usato i colori cupi in cui risaltano soprattutto il grigio e l'arancione， rendendo l'atmosfera priva di entusiasmo e sentimenti così come lo è diventato l'animo umano， dove la guerra spegne i colori e la luce， privando la vita stessa di ogni cosa。 。。。more

KIRIAKI（Dominica Amat） ，

https://dominicamat。blogspot。com/2021。。。。。。Το βιβλίο εκδόθηκε πρώτη φορά το 1949 με φανερές τις επιρροές της τότε δύσκολης κατάστασης στον τρόπο σκέψης του συγγραφέα。 Πολλοί/ες，μέχρι καί σήμερα，του δίνουν απλόχερα τον χαρακτηρισμό ''προφητικό''。 Δεν ξέρω αν ο συγγραφέας διέθετε μαντικές ικανότητες，αλλά είμαι βέβαιη πως είχε μία οξυμένη κριτική ικανότητα καί σκέψη κι ένα κοφτερό μυαλό που έβλεπε μπροστά καί μπορούσε να διακρίνει ένα επικείμενο，εφιαλτικό σενάριο για το μέλλον της ανθρωπότητας。 Ερχ https://dominicamat。blogspot。com/2021。。。。。。Το βιβλίο εκδόθηκε πρώτη φορά το 1949 με φανερές τις επιρροές της τότε δύσκολης κατάστασης στον τρόπο σκέψης του συγγραφέα。 Πολλοί/ες，μέχρι καί σήμερα，του δίνουν απλόχερα τον χαρακτηρισμό ''προφητικό''。 Δεν ξέρω αν ο συγγραφέας διέθετε μαντικές ικανότητες，αλλά είμαι βέβαιη πως είχε μία οξυμένη κριτική ικανότητα καί σκέψη κι ένα κοφτερό μυαλό που έβλεπε μπροστά καί μπορούσε να διακρίνει ένα επικείμενο，εφιαλτικό σενάριο για το μέλλον της ανθρωπότητας。 Ερχόμενοι/ες στο σήμερα，ο Fido Nesti με σεβασμό καί προσοχή προβαίνει στη διασκευή καί εικονογράφηση αυτού του λαμπρού έργου που είναι τόσο επίκαιρο καί συνάμα τόσο αληφοθανές。 ''Το 1984 αφηγείται την ιστορία του φοβισμένου Γουίνστον Σμιθ， ο οποίος ζει σε έναν κόσμο απόλυτης καταπίεσης。 Στην Ωκεανία το να έχεις ελεύθερη σκέψη θεωρείται βαρύτατο έγκλημα。 Σε μια κοινωνία όπου έχει θεσμοθετηθεί το ψέμα， ο Γουίνστον επαναστατεί και， στη λαχτάρα του για αλήθεια και ελευθερία， διακινδυνεύει τη ζωή του αφήνοντας τον εαυτό του να ερωτευτεί μια όμορφη συνάδελφό του， την Τζούλια， και να στραφεί ενάντια στο καθεστώς。" （Περίληψη οπισθοφύλλου） Δυστυχώς，τα ολοκληρωτικά καθεστώτα δεν είναι φαινόμενο μόνο του παρελθόντος，αλλά συχνά-πυκνά κάνουν την εμφάνισή τους καί στο σήμερα。 Αρκεί να ρίξουμε μία ματιά γύρω μας καί μπορούμε να παρατηρήσουμε πως σε παγκόσμιο επίπεδο πολλά εξ αυτών γεννιούνται -ίσως καί να ακμάζουν- ακόμη καί σε εξελιγμένες κοινωνίες。 Βλέπετε，σε καιρούς χαλεπούς βρίσκουν πρόσφορο έδαφος καί ρίχνουν τους σπόρους τους στο μυαλό των ανθρώπων που νιώθουν αδικημένοι，είναι ευκολόπιστοι καί δύσκολα εκφέρουν δική τους άποψη，εκμεταλλευόμενοι ουσιαστικά τον ανθρώπινο πόνο。 Σκοπός αυτών των καθεστώτων είναι η επικράτησή τους αποκλειστικά καί μόνο για το δικό τους συμφέρον。 Ας μην τρέφουμε αυταπάτες。 Η στέρηση των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων καί της ατομικής ελευθερίας，η απαγόρευση της έκφρασης καί της σκέψης，η παντελής έλλειψη συναισθημάτων，η λογοκρισία，η εκούσια λήθη，η παραπλάνηση，η παραβίαση της ιδιωτικότητας，η στέρηση της γνώσης，η αυτοματοποίηση της ζωής καί η ''μετατροπή'' των ανθρώπων σε άβουλα όντα σαν μηχανές που επιτελούν συγκεκριμένες εντολές είναι τα κύρια χαρακτηριστικά αυτών των καθεστώτων。 Σε εμάς，λοιπόν，επαφίεται να βρούμε τη λύση στο πρόβλημα。 Ναι，καλά ακούσατε。 Οφείλουμε να σκεφτόμαστε καί να κρίνουμε τα όσα ακούμε。 Να μην γινόμαστε υποχείρια τρίτων。 Να παραδειγματιζόμαστε από τα λάθη του παρελθόντος καί να μην τα επαναλαμβάνουμε στο μέλλον。 Όταν παρατηρούμε να κάνουν σιγά-σιγά την εμφάνισή τους，οφείλουμε να τα ξεριζώνουμε από την αρχή，όπως καί τα ζιζάνια στους κήπους，πρίν να αποκτήσουν γερές βάσεις καί υποστηρικτές。 Μετά θα είναι αργά。 Θα έχουν παρεισφρήσει στην κοινωνία καί θα οξυνθούν οι όποιες αντιθέσεις。 Καί τί καλύτερο από το να διαβάζουμε βιβλία που να μας δίνουν σωστές καί χρήσιμες συμβουλές μέσα από τις ιστορίες τους。 Όχι，να μην σας τρομάζει η μυθοπλασία。 Η πραγματική ζωή μπορεί να γίνει ακόμη πιο βλοσυρή απ΄αυτά που αναφέρονται σε ανάλογα βιβλία。 Γι'αυτό ας έχουμε πάντα σε εγρήγορση την προσοχή μας。。。 。。。more

Pedro MC ，

Great visual immersion into Orwell's world。 The colours are fantastic and fuse nicely with the story。 Good adaptation overall。 Great visual immersion into Orwell's world。 The colours are fantastic and fuse nicely with the story。 Good adaptation overall。 。。。more

Rocio ，

Misma historia en formato diferente。 Como pros， decir que las ilustraciones son increíbles y complementan muy bien al texto （aunque esperaba más concentración de pantallas y micrófonos）。 Sin embargo， me da la sensación de que la historia está muy resumida y solo se tomaron las citas más llamativas del libro， pero siento que falta algo， además de que me chirriaba mucho el que habían letras casi superpuestas y costaba leerlo （puede que por la edición digital， no lo se）。 Lo veo una buena forma de e Misma historia en formato diferente。 Como pros， decir que las ilustraciones son increíbles y complementan muy bien al texto （aunque esperaba más concentración de pantallas y micrófonos）。 Sin embargo， me da la sensación de que la historia está muy resumida y solo se tomaron las citas más llamativas del libro， pero siento que falta algo， además de que me chirriaba mucho el que habían letras casi superpuestas y costaba leerlo （puede que por la edición digital， no lo se）。 Lo veo una buena forma de entrar al clásico sino estas acostumbrado y es muy entretenido seguir las ilustraciones， pero en cuanto al contenido es mejor la Novela。 。。。more

Helen Leigh-Phippard ，

Superb graphic novel adaptation of Orwell's classic masterpiece。 The limited colour palette of black， white， grey and red works beautifully and Nesti's illustrations capture Orwell’s dystopian world perfectly。My only gripe is the some of the text - the black text on grey background- is difficult to read in anything but bright light which I found a real nuisance when I was reading in the evenings。 I do wish illustrators， graphic novelists and book editors would think about this when producing boo Superb graphic novel adaptation of Orwell's classic masterpiece。 The limited colour palette of black， white， grey and red works beautifully and Nesti's illustrations capture Orwell’s dystopian world perfectly。My only gripe is the some of the text - the black text on grey background- is difficult to read in anything but bright light which I found a real nuisance when I was reading in the evenings。 I do wish illustrators， graphic novelists and book editors would think about this when producing books and make them accessible to all。 。。。more

Lukas Lehmann ，

George Orwell’s 1984 is without doubt a timeless classic and call against collectivism which movements want to replace the open society with its liberal value system， freedom of speech， thought and expression。 In a world where newspeak and thought control is still prevalent - even in our open societies - 1984 is a wake up call against the rising popularity of authoritarianism and collectivism and for the protection of the competition of ideas and thought， different values and our liberal and ope George Orwell’s 1984 is without doubt a timeless classic and call against collectivism which movements want to replace the open society with its liberal value system， freedom of speech， thought and expression。 In a world where newspeak and thought control is still prevalent - even in our open societies - 1984 is a wake up call against the rising popularity of authoritarianism and collectivism and for the protection of the competition of ideas and thought， different values and our liberal and open societies。Fido Nestis very well put illustrations give Orwell’s dystopian future another expression and makes the heavy read a bit easier to digest and understand。 。。。more

Pianobikes ，

Supongo que todos conocemos el universo de 1984 creado por George Orwell， su gran hermano y su neolengua; dos conceptos que están muy de actualidad。 Esta novela gráfica plasma perfectamente el mundo gris orweliano y la vida asfixiante de su protagonista Winston Smith。Es una perfecta adaptación de la novela original pero con un añadido y es que los colores elegidos en las ilustraciones provoca una sensación de claustrofobia de la que es difícil escapar。 Si no has leído la novela original， puedes Supongo que todos conocemos el universo de 1984 creado por George Orwell， su gran hermano y su neolengua; dos conceptos que están muy de actualidad。 Esta novela gráfica plasma perfectamente el mundo gris orweliano y la vida asfixiante de su protagonista Winston Smith。Es una perfecta adaptación de la novela original pero con un añadido y es que los colores elegidos en las ilustraciones provoca una sensación de claustrofobia de la que es difícil escapar。 Si no has leído la novela original， puedes adentrarte en esta novela gráfica y hacerte una clara idea de lo que vas a encontrar y si has leído el original， seguro que esta edición te despierta las ganas de releerlo。La única pega que le pongo que es en algunas viñetas el cuerpo de la letra me resultaba un poco pequeño pero claro， eso ya es defecto del animal。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=1984

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=1984&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,1984&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0