Orwell in America
George Orwell never came to America; he published five books before fighting Franco's forces in the Spanish Civil War. Shot in the neck by a sniper, he came within a fraction of an inch of dying on the spot. His book Homage to Catalonia, neglected during his lifetime, was eventually recognized as one of the great books about The Spanish Civol; War. He returned to his native England and wrote Animal Farm, the Russian Revolution in fable form, then his masterpiece, 1984, while fighting tuberculosis. In 1984, Orwell warned against constant warfare, constant surveillance, govermental-sponsored torture, and a totalitarian dictator he called Big B…
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- ISBN: 978-1-73378-520-4
- EAN: 9781733785204
- Produktnummer: 30624071
- Verlag: New Century Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 214 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D1.6 cm 484 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken mit Schutzumschlag
- Gewicht: 484
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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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