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<p>Gordon Bowker's biography includes material which brings the writer's life into unfamiliar focus. Bowker writes revealingly about Orwell's family background, the lasting influence of Eton on his work and character, his superstitious streak and youthful flirtation with black magic, and his chaotic and reckless sex life, which included at least one homoerotic relationship. It highlights the strange circumstances of his first marriage and provides evidence of his experiences in Spain and their nightmarish consequences. It also offers a fresh look at his peculiar deathbed marriage to a woman 15 years his junior.</p> <h3>Kirkus Reviews</h3> <p>An outstanding, if somewhat superfluous, account of "one of the great misfits of his generation."With Jeffrey Meyers's recent Orwell (2000) on most library shelves, it's hard to see the need for yet another comprehensive biography. But English literary biographer Bowker (Through the Dark Labyrinth, 1997, etc.) is determined to leave no stone unturned in flushing out the artful political writer's emotional life, especially the distressing contradiction between his public honesty and his private furtiveness. The avid Orwellian will soon be won ov

Who reads George Orwell?

Author

Bowker, Gordon

Publisher

London: Abacus

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780349115511

Category

history

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Memoir, Fiction

Rating

3.76 / 5 (125 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13