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George Orwell: A Life in Letters (Paperback)
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George Orwell: A Life in Letters (Paperback)
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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With such varied correspondents as T. S. Eliot, Stephen Spender and
Anthony Powell, for nearly forty years George Orwell wrote and
received the letters that are now collected together in A Life in
Letters, edited with an introduction by Peter Davison in Penguin
Modern Classics. Personal as well as political, Orwell's letters
offer a fascinating window into the mind of a phenomenal man. We
are privy to snatched glimpses of his family life: his son
Richard's developing teeth, the death of his wife Eileen, and his
own illness. Candid portraits of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil
War, his opinions on bayonets, and on the chaining of German
prisoners display his magnificent talent as a political writer, and
letters to friends and his publisher provide a unique insight into
the development and publication of some of the most important
novels in the English language. A Life in Letters features
previously unpublished material, including letters which shed new
light on a love that would haunt him for his whole life, as well as
revealing the inspiration for some of his most famous characters.
Presented for the first time in a dedicated volume, this selection
of Orwell's letters is an indispensible companion to his diaries.
'Arguably the most influential writer thrown up by the West in the
twentieth century ... the real Orwell - whoever he is - continues
to take shape' The Times
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