Critical Essays

Informationen zum Autor George Orwell (1903–1950) is one of England's most famous writers and social commentators. He is the author of the classic political satire Animal Farm and the dystopian masterpiece Nineteen Eighty-Four . He is also well known for his essays and journalism, particularly his works covering his travels and his time fighting in the Spanish Civil War. His writing is celebrated for its piercing clarity, purpose and wit and his books continue to be bestsellers all over the world. These essays follow Orwell as he demonstrates in piece after piece how intent analysis of a work or a body of work gives rise to trenchant aesthetic and philosophical commentary. Zusammenfassung These essays follow Orwell as he demonstrates in piece after piece how intent analysis of a work or a body of work gives rise to trenchant aesthetic and philosophical commentary.

Product details

• Authors: George Orwell
• Assisted by: Keith Gessen (Introduction), Gessen Keith (Introduction)
• Publisher: Harvill Secker
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 02.07.2009
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interview
• EAN: 9781846553264
• ISBN: 978-1-84655-326-4
• Pages: 416
• Dimensions (packing): 15.3 x 23.4 x 2.9 cm
• Subjects: Essays; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays; Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers