Search results for “Dorian Lynskey”

The Ministry of Truth

By: Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 13 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

"Rich and compelling. . .Lynskey’s account of the reach of 1984 is revelatory. 1�7br>--George Packer, The Atlantic 

An authoritative, wide-ranging, and incredibly timely history of 1984--its literary sources, its composition by Orwell, its deep and lasting effect on the Cold War, and its vast influence throughout world culture at every level, from high... Read more

El Ministerio de la Verdad

By: Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Sergio Alberto Bustos de la Tijera

Length: 16 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

 1�784 1�7, de George Orwell, se ha convertido en un relato definitorio del mundo moderno. Su influencia cultural puede observarse en algunas de las creaciones más notables de los últimos setenta años, desde ‘El cuento de la criada 1�7 de Margaret Atwood hasta el hito televisivo Gran Hermano, mientras que ideas como "policía del pensamiento",... Read more

The Ministry of Truth

By: Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott

Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction
Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing

The Ministry of Truth charts the life of George Orwell's 1984, one of the most influential books of the twentieth century and a work that is ever more relevant in this tumultuous era of 'fake news' and 'alternative facts'.

'Fascinating .... Read more

Everything Must Go

By: Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey

Length: 14 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliantly original exploration of our obsession with the end of the world, from Mary Shelley’s The Last Man to the Manic Street Preachers 1�7 Everything Must Go.

'Brilliant, scholarly, sharp and witty 1�7  1�7 Adam Rutherford, author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived

'Will make you happy to be alive and reading  1�7 until the lights go out . .... Read more

Everything Must Go

By: Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey

Length: 14 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

A rich, captivating, and darkly humorous look into the evolution of apocalyptic thought, exploring how film and literature interact with developments in science, politics, and culture, and what factors drive our perennial obsession with the end of the world.

As Dorian Lynskey writes, “People have been contemplating the end of the world for... Read more

Conspiracy Theory

By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt

Length: 5 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera

What makes people believe in conspiracy theories? Why have they taken over our political sphere? And how do we counter them before it's too... Read more

Centrism

By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt

Length: 5 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera

A coherent political philosophy or a vacuous cop-out? A pragmatic middle way between the extremes of left and right or a cynical strategy to secure... Read more

Fascism

By: Ian Dunt & Dorian Lynskey

Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey & Ian Dunt

Length: 5 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

AN ORIGIN STORY BOOK

'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford
'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam Sanghera

Why is 'fascist' used to describe everyone from dictators to parking wardens? Does the word 'fascism' describe a historical movement or an enduring... Read more