Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm Set / George Orwell, translated by Liu Shaoming

**Professor Liu Shaoming re-translated Orwell's classic masterpieces "Animal Farm" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four", using dystopian words to warn the public to stay awake and raise their vigilance amid all kinds of inciting and dangerous "socialist" theories.** **"1984"** There are many dystopian texts in the form of novels, but in terms of English works, Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and Huxley's "Brave New World" are the most famous and widely circulated. Nineteen Eighty-Four is a world in which Big Brother (the representative of totalitarian rulers) is omnipresent. Through the telescreen, the Thought Police kept a close eye on the daily activities of Party members. Children who grow up in this world have been trained and instructed by the party since they were young: monitor their parents' actions. If there is a mistake, report it immediately. Not only family ties have been lost, but love, friendship and the most basic human sympathy have all been systematically wiped out by those in power. The only love allowed and encouraged on earth is the love of Big Brother. Through the various rebellious behaviors of Winston Smith, a character who still has residual "reactionary ideas", Orwell reflects the horrors of totalitarian politics that exterminate conscience and cripple humanity. Needless to say, he failed in the end, but his noble temperament can be summed up in his own words: "He is a lonely ghost, speaking the truth that no one can understand. But if you will speak, No matter how ambiguous the situation is, humanity can still continue. Others can’t hear what you say, but as long as you stay awake, you will preserve the tradition of humanity.” This is also the value of "1984". ------------------------------------ **"Animal Farm"** All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others Professor Liu Shaoming re-translated Orwell's classic masterpiece Mr. Jones, the owner of the Manner Farm, is full of food all day long. He is addicted to drinking and drinking. Not to mention that if the work performance is unsatisfactory, you will have to suffer from flesh and blood. Let’s say that one midsummer night, Jones was drunk at the wine shop, and the morning and evening turned upside down, and he returned to the farm at noon the next day, completely ignoring the matter of feeding the animals. As soon as he entered the house, he fell asleep on the sofa in the living room. The animals have therefore been starving with empty bellies. Finally, they couldn't bear it any longer, but they saw a cow smashing open the gate of the grain storage with its horns, and all the animals rushed forward, taking things from the feed box to fill their stomachs. At this moment, Mr. Jones woke up suddenly, and rushed to the grain storage with his four helpers in an instant, and beat him fiercely in all directions with a whip in his hand. The hungry animals couldn't bear it any longer, and they all rushed towards the cruel master who had been tormenting them. Jones and his gang suddenly felt that they were surrounded by enemies, being kicked by horns and hooves, and the situation was completely out of control. They had never seen or imagined an animal doing this. These animals were once the slaves they whipped and tortured impromptuly, but now they have changed their faces, so how could he not be scared out of his wits. At this moment of lightning and flint, they decided not to pester each other anymore, and ran away from Manna Farm. The animal finally became the master of the house, became the master of the farm, and from then on— By George Orwell Translator: Liu Shaoming ISBN: 978-988-237-184-2/ 978-988-237-130-9 Packing frame: Paperback Language: Traditional Chinese Number of pages: 110 + 356 **About the Author** **George. Orwell (George Orwell),**real name Eric Arthur Blair (1903–1950), is a famous British novelist, journalist and critic. His works include the documentary literature The Road to Wigan Pier (1937), Homage to Catalonia (1938), and the representative novel Animal Farm (1945 ) and "Nineteen Eighty-Four" (Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1949), etc. **Translator profile** **Liu Shaoming,**Famous scholar, translator, writer, emeritus professor of Lingnan University, author of many works. The academic book Classical Chinese Literature: An Anthology of Translations, Volume 1: From Antiquity to the Tang Dynasty (Chinese University of Hong Kong Press, 2000), co-edited with Professor John Minford, was well received. Other anthologies include "The Day I Eat Potatoes", "The Travels of the Second Remnant", "Fiction and Drama", "Peeping Heaven", "When Love is Strong", "Words Are Not Things", "Fang's Nostalgia", "Blue Sky as a Mirror" "wait. His translated works include "History of Modern Chinese Fiction", "Classical Chinese Novels", "1984" and "Animal Farm".