The Politics of Literary Reputation: The Making and Claiming of 'St. George' Orwell

by John Rodden

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George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 have sold 40 million copies in 65 languages, more than any other pair of books by a single writer in history. Since his death in 1950, he has served as a personal and intellectual model for groups of writers across the political spectrum, ranging from the New Left radicals to the New York Intellectuals to the John Birch Society. But his literary achievement alone does not account for the intense admiration--and,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195039548

ISBN13:9780195039542

Release Date:May 1989

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:496 Pages

Weight:2.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.5" x 6.6" x 9.6"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction

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