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Jul 25, 2011 · "In this trenchant critical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. In his emulative and contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem.
He examines Orwell and his perspectives on fascism, empire, feminism, and Englishness, as well as his outlook on America, a country and culture toward which he exhibited much ambivalence. Whether thinking about empires or dictators, race or class, nationalism or popular culture, Orwell's moral outlook remains
Jan 1, 2002 · In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell.
Aug 6, 2008 · Combining the best of Hitchens' polemical punch and intellectual elegance in a tightly woven and subtle argument, this book addresses not only why Orwell matters today, but how he will...
Why Orwell Matters, released in the UK as Orwell's Victory, is a book-length biographical essay by Christopher Hitchens. In it, the author relates George Orwell 's thoughts on and actions in relation to: The British Empire, the Left, the Right, the United States of America, English conventions, feminism, and his controversial list for the ...
Apr 16, 2023 · Why Orwell Matters. by. Dori Butler. Publication date. 1968-01-21. Publisher. Basic Books. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Mar 7, 2023 · Imported from Scriblio MARC record . Why Orwell matters by Christopher Hitchens, 2002, Basic Books edition, in English.
