WHY ORWELL MATTERS
by Hitchens, Christopher
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ binding/Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
Why Orwell Matters, released in the UK as Orwell's Victory, is a book-length biographical essay by Christopher Hitchens. In it, the author relates George Orwell's thoughts on and actions in relation to: the British Empire; the British left; the British right; the United States; English conventions; feminism and women; and his own controversial work for the British Foreign Office. At the end of the book, Hitchens critiques Orwell's novels, and Orwell's legacy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8713
- Title
- WHY ORWELL MATTERS
- Author
- Hitchens, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ binding
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Date Published
- 2002
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature and Fiction;
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About the Seller
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