The savage satire of '1984' still speaks to us today
Article Abstract:
George Orwell's 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' should not be regarded as a prophecy. Instead, this book is a satire, some of the themes of which derive their key meaning from the climate of the era immediately after the second world war. Other themes in the book still have direct relevance for modern society. The main satiric thrusts include power-hunger in general and totalitarianism in particular, the abuse and degradation of languages for purposes of control and the division of the world by the super states.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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Richard Olney
Article Abstract:
Richard Olney was an author who specialised in food and wine and emphasised purity, which still involved preparation. He was born in Iowa in 1927 and was a pioneer in popularising cooking as an art. His first cookbook was published in 1970 and was called 'The French Menu Cookbook'. He mastermined the production of a Time-Life series of cookery books during the late 1970s, and later wrote on Provencal cookery. He had written an autobiography just before he died.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1999
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