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x, 497 pages, [16] pages of plates : 25 cm In his probing and revelatory biography of one of the great prose stylists of this century, Michael Shelden breaks new ground in the evocation of George Orwell's personal life and in our understanding of his art. Based on original interviews, previously undiscovered letters and documents, and astute literary detective work by Shelden, Orwell is the major biography of one of the great yet elusive literary figures of our time. The Cold War helped make Orwell a successful author by turning him into an anti-Communist icon, but Michael Shelden's biography renews our appreciation of his place in literary, as opposed to political, history. - Jacket flap Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-483) and index Introduction -- First impressions -- Cold lessons -- Consolation prizes -- King's scholar -- Lost in Mandalay -- Servant of the empire -- London and Paris -- A provincial life -- Writer and teacher -- George Orwell, novelist -- Booklovers' corner -- A window on Wigan -- Foreign and domestic -- Soldier in Catalonia -- The road to Marrakech -- The face behind the page -- Surviving the blitz -- Talking to India -- Animal story -- Lost chan

Author

Shelden, Michael

Publisher

HarperPerennial

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060167097

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Biography

Updated

2026-03-24