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Tag Archives: George Orwell
Why Orwell’s 1984 Still Matters
Each year around this time someone remembers that George Orwell’s iconic novel Nineteen Eighty- Four was first released in June of 1949. I think that bringing attention to the book is always a valuable exercise, now more than ever. Ironically, in … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Freedom of Speech, History, movies, Writing
Tagged 1984, Eric Blair, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Orwell, Animal Farm and Ukraine
In 1946, Ihor Szewczenko ,who was a linguist who had been editing pocket-sized Ukrainian-English dictionaries for refugees in displaced persons camps in Germany, wrote to George Orwell requesting permission to translate Animal Farm into Ukrainian. He explained that his Ukrainian … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Animal Farm, George Orwell, Ukraine
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself
I first read George Orwell’s seminal anti-totalitarianism satire Animal Farm when I lacked the political sophistication to truly understand the significance of the story, but some how I managed to grasp the essential themes of idealism, power and corruption in … Continue reading
Down and Out in Paris
In 1928, a former Colonial police officer and aspiring author named Eric Arthur Blair moved from his London home to Paris in order to buckle down and launch his writing career. The move didn’t work out so well, but it … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, Maps, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell, London, Paris
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Readers Pick Best Book Of The Past 125 Years
The New York Times Book Review has celebrated 125th anniversary by asking readers to nominate the best book of the past 125 years. The reader submissions were wittled down to a list of 25, which were voted on by more … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Gabriel Garcia Marquez, George Orwell, Harper Lee, New York Times Book Review, Toni Morrison
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“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen”
I was recently surprised and intrigued to read that the estate of George Orwell has approved a feminist retelling of Nineteen Eighty-Four, which reimagines the story from the perspective of Winston Smith’s lover Julia. In the iconic dystopian novel, Smith … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Airstrip-one, Big Brother, George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four
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When They Haven’t Really Read The Book
Cartoonist Ward Sutton creates classic books illustrated by artists who have clearly not read the books.
Posted in Art, Books, USA, Writing
Tagged Cartoons, George Orwell, J.D. Salinger, Lorraine Hansberry, Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Ellison
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Lessons from the 20th Century
Following the horrific events of last week, I am not alone in reflecting back on the cautionary warnings of Yale historian Timothy Snyder. His short, but powerful book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century published just days after the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Freedom of Speech, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Albert Camus, George Orwell, Hannah Arendt, Timothy Snyder
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Where We Are Now
Posted in Art, Books, Film
Tagged Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Ray Bradbury
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All animals are equal…
I recently ran across the wonderful 50th anniversary edition of the first U.S. publication of George Orwell’s Animal House. Issued in 1995, Animal House: A Fairy Story features 100 mindblowing illustrations by the inimitable Ralph Steadman. Along with the addition of the brilliant illustrations, … Continue reading