Orwell : wintry conscience of a generation
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2000].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
039304792X, 9780393047929, 0393322637, 9780393322637
Physical Desc
xvi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction
B ORWELL GEORGE
1 available
B ORWELL GEORGE
1 available
Middletown - Adult Non-Fiction
92 ORW
1 available
92 ORW
1 available
North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level)
B Orwell
1 available
B Orwell
1 available
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Published
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2000].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
039304792X, 9780393047929, 0393322637, 9780393322637
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-369) and index.
Description
Experienced biographer Jeffrey Meyers delves into the complex personal history of the man whose visionary work gave us the great anti-utopias of twentieth-century literature. Meyers draws on a close study of the new edition of Orwell's complete works, interviews with his family and friends, and research into unpublished material in the Orwell Archive in London, to shed new light on this most unusual literary figure. A child of the waning British Empire, Orwell came to reject the stifling class system of his birth, and through his writing forged a new social consciousness that continues to engage modern intellectual thought. Meyers' work also reveals the human failings of this creative visionary--his childhood insecurities, his political dilemmas, and his conflicted relationships with women. The Orwell who emerges from this book is a darker--but distinctly more nuanced--portrait of the legendary figure.--From publisher description.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Cranston Central - Adult Non-Fiction | B ORWELL GEORGE | On Shelf |
Middletown - Adult Non-Fiction | 92 ORW | On Shelf |
North Kingstown - Non-Fiction (Lower Level) | B Orwell | On Shelf |
Pawtucket - Adult Non-Fiction | PR 6029 R8 Z736 2000 | On Shelf |
Providence Public - Level 2 Book Stacks | 828.91209 O79m | On Shelf |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950.
Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Biographies.
Journalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
Literature and society -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Orwell, George, -- 1903-1950.
Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Politics and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meyers, J. (2000). Orwell: wintry conscience of a generation (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Jeffrey. 2000. Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation. W.W. Norton & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Jeffrey. Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation W.W. Norton & Co, 2000.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meyers, Jeffrey. Orwell: Wintry Conscience of a Generation First edition., W.W. Norton & Co., 2000.
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