Title: Orwell
First published: 1991
Description: In his probing and revelatory biography of one of the great prose stylists of this century, Michael Shelden breaks new ground in the evocation of George Orwell's personal life and in our understanding of his art. Based on original interviews, previously undiscovered letters and documents, and astute literary detective work by Shelden, Orwell is the major biography of one of the great yet elusive literary figures of our time. The Cold War helped make Orwell a successful author by turning him into an anti-Communist icon, but Michael Shelden's biography renews our appreciation of his place in literary, as opposed to political, history. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Journalists, English Authors, Authors, English, Biography, Biographies, Biografie, Biographie, Orwell, george, 1903-1950, Authors, biography
Places: Great Britain
People: George Orwell (1903-1950)
Time periods: 20th century
LC classification: PR6029.R8 Z7817 1991