Orwell: Essays: Introduction by John Carey - Rilegato

Orwell, George

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ISBN 10: 0375415033 ISBN 13: 9780375415036

Casa editrice: Everymans Library, 2002

Riassunto

In a varied compilation of essays, the author of Animal Farm and 1984 reflects on a wide range of social, political, and literary issues of his time, in selections that capture his firm belief in social justice, universal freedom and equality, and truth in language, in such pieces as "My Country Right or Left," "Shooting an Elephant," and "A Nice Cup of Tea." 15,000 first printing.

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“Orwell is the most influential political writer of the twentieth century...He gives us a gritty, personal example of how to engage as a writer in politics.” –New York Review of Books

“[Orwell] evolved, in his seemingly offhand way, the clearest and most compelling English prose style this century...But of course he was more than just a great writer. We need him today because [of] his passion for the truth.” –The Sunday Times (London)

“Had Orwell lived to a full term, he might well have gone on to become the greatest modern literary critic in the language. But he lived more than long enough to make writing about politics a branch of the humanities, setting a standard of civilized response to the intractably complex texture of life.” –The New Yorker

“The real reason we read Orwell is because his own fault-line, his fundamental schism, his hybridity, left him exceptionally sensitive to the fissure–which is everywhere apparent–between what ought to be the case and what actually is the case. He says the unsayable.” –Financial Times

“Orwell was the conscience of his generation.” –V. S. Pritchett

L'autore:

GEORGE ORWELL (1903-1950) served with the Imperial Police in Burma, fought with the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War, and was a member of the Home Guard and a writer for the BBC during World War II. He is the author of many works of non-fiction and fiction.

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• Editore: Everymans Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0375415033
• ISBN 13: 9780375415036
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1416
• Redattore: Carey John