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100	1		_aRodden, John, _eauthor. _939886
245	1	0	_aBecoming George Orwell : _blife and letters, legend and legacy / _cJohn Rodden.
246	3	0	_aLife and letters, legend and legacy
300			_axiii, 360 pages : _billustrations ; _c23 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tPrologue. Donald and Winston at the ministry of alternative facts -- _tIntroduction. Orwell, my "Orwell" -- _tPart 1. Life and letters -- _tThe quixotic, adamantly unsainted life he lived -- _tFrenemies at fisticuffs? The debate rounds of two cordially contentious old Etonians -- _tThe literary breakthrough, or when Blair became Orwell -- _tOrwell's twin masterpieces, Animal farm and Nineteen eighty-four -- _tA "utopian" edition of a dystopian classic -- _tEngland's prose laureate -- _tPart 2. Legend and legacy -- _tFrench connection, part 1: Jean Malaquais, a "French Orwell"? -- _tFrench connection, part 2: Camus and Orwell, Rebelles avec une cause -- _tHow and why Orwell became "a famous author": surfing the tides of time -- _t"Catholic exceptionalism": why Catholic America canonized "St. George" -- _t"Orwellian" warfare: from cold to cyber -- _tWhy I am not a socialist -- _tConclusion. Whither Orwell - and "Orwell"?
520			_a"Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was the most distinguished man of letters of the last century, nor even the leading novelist of his generation, let alone the greatest imaginative writer of English prose fiction. Yet his influence since his death at midcentury is incomparable. No writer has aroused so much controversy or contributed so many incessantly quoted words and phrases to our cultural lexicon, from 'Big Brother' and 'doublethink' to 'thoughtcrime' and 'Newspeak.' Becoming George Orwell is a pathbreaking tour de force that charts the astonishing passage of a litterateur into a legend. Rodden presents the author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four in a new light, exploring how the man and writer Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, came to be overshadowed by the spectral figure associated with nightmare visions of our possible futures. Rodden opens with a discussion of the life and letters, chronicling Orwell's eccentricities and emotional struggles, followed by an assessment of his chief literary achievements. The second half of the book examines the legend and legacy of Orwell, whom Rodden calls 'England's Prose Laureate,' addressing his influence on everything ranging from cyberwarfare to 'fake news.' The closing chapters address both Orwell's enduring relevance to burning contemporary issues and the multiple ironies of his popular reputation, showing how he and his work have become confused with the very dreads and diseases that he fought against throughout his life."--Provided by publisher.
600	1	0	_aOrwell, George, _d1903-1950 _xCriticism and interpretation. _939887
600	1	0	_aOrwell, George, _d1903-1950 _xAppreciation. _939888
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