num_pages: 212
description: The Crystal Spirit , George Woodcock's intellectual biography of George Orwell, won the 1966 Governor General's Award for non-fiction. In this book he turns his attention to 1984 , the novel which expresses Orwell's fears for the future, and his exhortations against totalitarianism.First-hand experience with twentieth-century politics combines with extensive knowledge of history and literature to give Woodcock's writing authority and immediacy. His ten-year friendship with George Orwell adds a personal tone to this work of criticism, biography, political history, and current events.
language: English
title: Orwell's Message: 1984 & the Present
titlecomplete: Orwell's Message: 1984 & the Present
ratings_count: 4
publisher: Harbour Publishing