Pulitzer prize winning books biography of george orwell

Account Options Logga in. Skaffa tryckt exemplar. Orwell : The Authorised Biography. Michael Shelden.

Believing that Bernard Crick's authorized biography, George Orwell (), neglected the writer's inner life, Shelden (Friends of Promise, ) set out to discover the .

Pearson Education New Zealand Limited , - sidor. 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.

Shelden reveals George Orwell as a lively, engaging literary personality with an extraordinary experience of history.

Consolation Prizes. Kings Scholar. Orwell : The Authorised Biography Michael Shelden Pearson Education New Zealand Limited , - sidor Orwell's reputation - as political seer, novelist, propagandist and diarist - only grows with the passage of time. Cold Lessons.