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Orwell's reputation - as political seer, novelist, propagandist and diarist - only grows with the passage of time. He also lived an extraordinary varied life, as a colonial policeman, drop out and Spanish Civil War volunteer. This new and thoroughly-researched life brings out many few facts about the man and sets out to re-evaluate his significance. The human qualities that make the story of Orwell's life so appealing dominate this biography - his integrity, his humility and courage, his odd mixture of radical and conservative attitudes, his struggle to balance the public and private sides of his character
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Orwell the authorised biography, Michael Shelden
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- Released
- 1991
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- Title
- Orwell the authorised biography
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Shelden
- Publisher
- William Heinemann Ltd
- Released
- 1991
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 564
- ISBN10
- 0434695173
- ISBN13
- 9780434695171
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, True Stories, Biographies, Political Science & Politics, Politics, Autobiographies & Memoirs, British Literature, Writing
- Rating
- 4.1 out of 5
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- Orwell's reputation - as political seer, novelist, propagandist and diarist - only grows with the passage of time. He also lived an extraordinary varied life, as a colonial policeman, drop out and Spanish Civil War volunteer. This new and thoroughly-researched life brings out many few facts about the man and sets out to re-evaluate his significance. The human qualities that make the story of Orwell's life so appealing dominate this biography - his integrity, his humility and courage, his odd mixture of radical and conservative attitudes, his struggle to balance the public and private sides of his character