Orwell: the authorized biography
In his probing and revelatory biography of one of the great prose stylists of this century, Michael Shelden breaks new ground in the evocation of George Orwell's personal life and in our understanding of his art. Based on original interviews, previously undiscovered letters and documents, and astute literary detective work by Shelden, Orwell is the major biography of one of the great yet elusive literary figures of our time. The Cold War helped make Orwell a successful author by turning him int…
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- Full title :Orwell : the authorized biography / Michael Shelden.
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In his probing and revelatory biography of one of the great prose stylists of this century, Michael Shelden breaks new ground in the evocation of George Orwell's personal life and in our understanding of his art. Based on original interviews, previously undiscovered letters and documents, and astute literary detective work by Shelden, Orwell is the major biography of one of the great yet elusive literary figures of our time. The Cold War helped make Orwell a successful author by turning him into an anti-Communist icon, but Michael Shelden's biography renews our appreciation of his place in literary, as opposed to political, history. - Jacket flap.
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- Publication Date:©1991.
- Edition:1st ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):HarperCollins
- Place of Publication:New York, NY
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©1991.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 497 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0060167092, 9780060167097
- oclc:ocm24375819
- LC Classification:PR6029.R8
- Dewey Decimal:B
Table of Contents
Introduction -- First impressions -- Cold lessons -- Consolation prizes -- King's scholar -- Lost in Mandalay -- Servant of the empire -- London and Paris -- A provincial life -- Writer and teacher -- George Orwell, novelist -- Booklovers' corner -- A window on Wigan -- Foreign and domestic -- Soldier in Catalonia -- The road to Marrakech -- The face behind the page -- Surviving the blitz -- Talking to India -- Animal story -- Lost chances -- An island far away -- Love and death -- Epilogue -- Books by George Orwell.
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