George Orwell

by Douglas Kerr

Book Overview

A fresh account of the development and achievement of the novelist and essayist who became Britain's greatest political writer of modern times. George Orwell (1903-1950) is one of the most important, admired, and controversial British writers of modern times. This new study examines his writing - the novels, journalism, essays and polemics - by looking at the context and development of his passionately held views, and at the genres, representations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0746309724
• ISBN13: 9780746309728
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.6" x 7.2"