Read complete and unabridged
George Orwell (1903-50), real name Eric Arthur Blair, was a British author and journalist famed for his satirical wit and socio-political focus.
My favourite book is 1984 . . . More relevant to today than almost
any other book that you can think of
*Jo Brand*
His final masterpiece . . . enthralling and indispensable for
understanding modern history
* * New York Review of Books * *
The book of the twentieth century . . . haunts us with an
ever-darker relevance
* * Independent * *
Orwell remains the most indispensable English writer of his
period
* * Observer * *
One of the most influential English writers of the twentieth
century
* * Observer * *
Many writers and journalists have tried to imitate his particular
kind of clarity without possessing anything like his moral
authority
* * The Times * *
Matchlessly sharp and fresh . . . The clearest and most compelling
English prose style this century
* * Sunday Times * *
Orwell's innocent eye was often devastatingly perceptive . . . a
man who looked at his world with wonder and wrote down exactly what
he saw, in admirable prose
* * Evening Standard * *
The great moral force of his age . . . It is impossible not to be
elated by his literary and political writing . . . the most lovable
of writers, someone whose books can make the reader long for his
company
* * Spectator * *
|
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
