The Paradox of George Orwell

by Richard J. Voorhees

Book Overview

What kind of man was George Orwell, whose Nineteen Eighty-Four , Animal Farm , and many essays are known to millions, but whose character is an enigma? Who was this person who wrote under a pseudonym and wanted no biographies of him written? Orwell was an intellectual who continually damned intellectuals. He was a leading political writer despite his disgust with politics and an ardent believer in socialism despite his contempt for most socialists...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911198806
• ISBN13: 9780911198805
• Release Date: January 1961
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.5"