George Orwell – Novels, Essays, Journalism – 16 eBooks
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GEORGE ORWELL (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist and critic.
Publisher: Brace & World, Harcourt
ISBN 978-0140031546
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He is commonly ranked as one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century and as one of the most important chroniclers of English culture of his generation. Orwell’s work is marked by lucid prose, awareness of social injustice, opposition to totalitarianism, and commitment to democratic socialism. He is best known for the dystopian novel NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1949) and the allegorical novella ANIMAL FARM (1945). His book HOMAGE TO CATALONIA (1938), an account of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War, is widely acclaimed, as are his numerous essays on politics, literature, language, and culture. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of “The 50 greatest British writers since 1945”. CONTENTS: * ALL ART IS PROPAGANDA: Critical Essays (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008). Edited by George Packer, with an Introduction by Keith Gessen. (22.4 MB)
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