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George Orwell

Door Gordon Bowker

Categorie	Secundair
Boeknummer	#350240-VG44
Titel	George Orwell
Auteur	Bowker, Gordon
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Abacus
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0349115516
ISBN13	9780349115511
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.
Samenvatting	An intelligent and subtle biography of George Orwell (1903-1950), the author of 1984 and Animal Farm which between them have sold 40 million copies. 'Adds enormously to our understanding of the man' Evening Standard George Orwell was one of the greatest writers England produced in the last century. He left an enduring mark on our language and culture, with concepts such as 'Big Brother' and 'Room 101.' His reputation rests not only on his political shrewdness and his sharp satires (Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four) but also on his marvellously clear style and superb essays, which rank with the best ever written. Gordon Bowker's new biography includes fascinating new material which brings Orwell'slife into unfamiliar focus. He writes revealingly about Orwell's family background; ... (Lees verder)the lasting influence of Eton on his work and character; his superstitious streak and youthful flirtation with black magic; and his chaotic and reckless sex life, which included at least one homoerotic relationship. It highlights the strange circumstances of his first marriage and provides remarkable new evidence of his experiences in Spain and their nightmarish consequences. It also offers a fresh look at his peculiar deathbed marriage to a woman fifteen years his junior. All this has enabled Bowker to give Orwell's life a brilliantly fresh and distinctive interpretation.
Pagina's	495
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 9,00

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