The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters of George Orwell Volume 4: In Front of Your Nose 1945-1950: v. 4 (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Orwell, George; Angus, Ian; Orwell, Sonia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140187146 ISBN 13: 9780140187144

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1993

Synopsis

This last volume contains the letters, reviews and other pieces which George Orwell wrote during the last five years of his life; they include "Such, Such Were the Joys", a reminiscence of his preparatory school. "Animal Farm" had eventually relieved him of financial worry, but during the drafting and writing of "Nineteen Eighty-Four" he was increasingly handicapped by the illness of which he died, early in 1950.

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About the Author

Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140187146
• ISBN 13: 9780140187144
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 624