George Orwell

Broschiertes Buch

Keeping Our Little Corner Clean

1942 - 1943

Beschreibung

Volume 14 of The Complete Works of George OrwellOrwell wrote to his anarchist friend, George Woodcock in December 1942 arguing that 'by working inside an institution like the BBC one can perhaps deodorise it to some extent', and he concluded, 'I consider I have kept our little corner of it fairly clean'.

Autor

Eric Arthur Blair - better known as George Orwell - was born on 25 June 1903 in Bengal. He was educated at Eton and then served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He lived in Paris for two years, and then returned to England where he worked as a private tutor, schoolteacher and bookshop assistant. He fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and was wounded in the throat. During the Second World War he served as Talks Producer for the Indian Service of the BBC and then joined Tribune as its literary editor. He died in London in January 1950. Eric Arthur Blair - better known as George Orwell - was born on 25 June 1903 in Bengal. He was educated at Eton and then served with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma. He lived in Paris for two years, and then returned to England where he worked as a private tutor, schoolteacher and bookshop assistant. He fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War and was wounded in the throat. During the Second World War he served as Talks Producer for the Indian Service of the BBC and then joined Tribune as its literary editor. He died in London in January 1950.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 154mm x 37mm
• Gewicht: 556g
• ISBN-13: 9780436404078
• ISBN-10: 0436404079
• Artikelnr.: 25617558