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Penguin
01 May 2014
A collection of Orwell's major essays, in a stunning new cover look for his great works

These essays, reviews and articles illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an art
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Imprint:   Penguin
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   272
Dimensions:   Height: 180mm,  Width: 110mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   261g
ISBN:   9780141395463
ISBN 10:   014139546X
Series:   Penguin Modern Classics
Pages:   480
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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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Anyone who wants to understand the twentieth century will still have to read Orwell -- Timothy Garton Ash, * New York Review of Books *


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