Orwell in America
George Orwell never came to America; he published five books before fighting in the Spanish Civll War against Franco. Shot in the neck by a sniper, he came within a fraction of an inch of dying on the spot. Returning to England he published Homage to Catalonia, his experiences in Spain; then Animal Farm, the Russian Revolution in fable form, then 1984, his masterpiece, while battling tuberculosis.1984 was instantly judged a classic and has remained so to this day.By now, 70 years on, his never-to-be-believed dystopic science fictiion is accepted as fact.America has gone 'way past all his warnings and, in one recent area, become involved in…
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- ISBN: 978-1-73261-677-6
- EAN: 9781732616776
- Produktnummer: 30335414
- Verlag: New Century Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.1 cm 318 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 318
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Thomas Fensch has published 40 books in the past 50 years--his first three were published in 1970.He has published five books about John Steinbeck; two about James Thurber; two about Dr. Seuss; the only full biography of John Howard Griffin, the author of Black Like Me, and a variety other titles.
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