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Author: Christopher HitchensPublisher: Basic Books 2002Biography: George Orwell (1903 - 50) more

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    Advantages Advantages Short and a fascinating read via the Orwell journals

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Conversational - rather too cosy

    Author: Christopher HitchensPublisher: Basic Books 2002Biography: George Orwell (1903 - 50)Dedicated to: Robert Conquest - premature anti-fascist - premature anti-Stalinism - poet and mentor and founder of 'the united front against b*****it'. There is a smidgeon of endearment when an author of the calibre of Christopher Hitchens reintroduces the last century author and conceptualist George Orwell to the world again. I half expected Hitchens to start accordingly - "This is George Orwell, you may have heard of him"; or a message such as; "Meet my mentor, he's the original 'hitch"'; although ... more

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EAN 9780465030491
ISBN 0465030491
Author Christopher Hitchens
Original Release Year 2002
Edition Hardcover

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