Orwell : the authorized biography /
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 a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperCollins,
©1991.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Lit./Mitchell copy contains two pieces of ephemera. Accession #: 2020_0001 The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell. |
| Physical Description: | x, 497 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-483) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0060167092 9780060167097 |