George Orwell is known for his Antiopia novels “1984” and “Castard”. The novel “Long live ficus!” It was first published in Russian in 2004, and now for the first time it is published in audio format.
The main character of the novel is Gordon Komstok, a representative of the degenerated noble surname. Gordon, a lunar writer, experiences contempt for money, prosperity, bourgeois and ficus on the window as a symbol of all this. He serves in the advertising agency “New Albion” and discovers a real talent for the composition of the slogans, but the advertisement inspires him with disgust and seems to be a vulgar caricature for sublime art. The hero intentionally refuses money, considering it unworthy. He wants to devote himself to literature, but creativity for him is incompatible with the bourgeois way of life – family, children and ficus on the window. However, proud poverty does not contribute to either inspiration or personal happiness. In his failures, a novice writer blames one enemy – money. He continues …
Author
Orwell George
Editor
Etmanova O.I.
Translator
Domiteeva Vera Mikhailovna
Publisher
AST, 2017
Series
Exclusive classics
16+
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