Orwell in Cuba How 1984 Came to Be Published in Castro's Twilight |
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| Author:
| Lavoie, édérick |
| Translator:
| Winkler, Donald |
| ISBN: | 978-1-77201-245-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2020 |
| Publisher: | Talonbooks, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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Orwell in Cuba: How '1984' Came to Be Published in Castro's Twilight is a personal account of today's Cuba at a pivotal point in its history, with the Castro brothers passing power on to a new generation. The book is akin to a detective story, as the author investigates how and why a state-run publishing house has come to release a new translation of George Orwell's iconic anti-totalitarian novel Nineteen-Eighty-Four, formerly taboo.
Orwell in Cuba: How '1984' Came to Be Published in Castro's Twilight is a personal account of today's Cuba at a pivotal point in its history, with the Castro brothers passing power on to a new generation. The book is akin to a detective story, as the author investigates how and why a state-run publishing house has come to release a new translation of George Orwell's iconic anti-totalitarian novel Nineteen-Eighty-Four, formerly taboo.