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George Orwell: A Life in Letters
  • Published: 25 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241281956
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560

George Orwell: A Life in Letters

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25 Aug 2016
Paperback
13 Apr 2011
Hardback
1 June 2010
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The first ever paperback publication of Orwell's remarkable letters

Personal as well as political, Orwell's letters offer a fascinating window into the mind of a phenomenal man. We are privy to snatched glimpses of his family life: his son Richard's developing teeth, the death of his wife Eileen, and his own illness. Candid portraits of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, his opinions on bayonets, and on the chaining of German prisoners display his magnificent talent as a political writer, and letters to friends and his publisher provide a unique insight into the development and publication of some of the most important novels in the English language. A Life in Letters features previously unpublished material, including letters which shed new light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous characters. Presented for the first time in a dedicated volume, this selection of Orwell's letters is an indispensible companion to his diaries.
  • Published: 25 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9780241281956
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 560
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About the author

George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

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Praise for George Orwell: A Life in Letters

Arouses your warmest sympathy

Daily Mail

A Life in Letters contains nearly everything a reader new to Orwell needs to know about him

DJ Taylor, New Statesman

'Mr Davison's new edition of the letters is compelling...unlike a conventional biography, the character of the subject comes through undiluted.'

Sunday Telegraph

'This is the authentic Orwell voice: wonderfully clear and fresh and forthright'

Mail on Sunday

'the best single-volume selection we could hope for'

Sunday Times

'Orwell: A Life in Letters should take its place beside the five major biographies ... as an indepsensible resource for understanding George Orwell and his times.'

John Rodden