George Orwell : a literary life / Peter Davison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davison, Peter, 1926-2022.

Series:

Literary lives (New York, N.Y.)

Literary lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Orwell, George, 1903-1950.

Orwell, George.

Authors, English--20th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 175 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, [1996]

Summary:

This account of Orwell's life focuses on what influenced Orwell, his relations with publishers and editors, and on certain key experiences in his life: the deposition that, while fighting in the Spanish Civil War, he was guilty of espionage and high treason; his work at the BBC, especially in developing 'cultural propaganda' and as the forerunner of the Open University; his interest in pamphlet literature; his time as a war correspondent; and his activities during the Cold War. A detailed analysis of his earnings between 1922 to 1945 reveals how very poor he was and challenges the widely-held, but unsustainable belief that he was paid a large sum to investigate conditions in Wigam.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-167) and index.

ISBN:

0312128207

OCLC:

32508110