Orwell: A Man of Our Time, Paperback Book, By: Professor Richard Bradford
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One of the most enduringly popular and controversial writers of the twentieth century, George Orwell's work is as relevant today as it was in his own lifetime. Possibly, in the age of Brexit and populism, even more so. He foresaw 'Fake New's in Nineteen Eighty Four's 'Doublethink, the creation of the EU and predicted that post-Imperial xenophobia would cause Britain to leave it.
Separate from his career as a political theorist and novelist, Orwell's life is fascinating in its own right. Disillusioned with his family's upper-middle-class complacency, Orwell grew to despise the class system that spawned him, despite being unable to fully detach from it. In truth, he reserved as much suspicion and distaste for the 'proles as he did pity.
Orwell: A Man of Our Time offers a vivid portrait of the man behind the writings, placing both him and his work at the centre of the current political landscape.
About the Author:
Richard Bradford is a Research Professor in English at Ulster University and Visiting Professor at the University of Avignon. He has published over twenty-five acclaimed books, including a biography of Philip Parkin, which was an Independent Book of the Year, the authorized biography of Alan Sillitoe, a life of Kingsley Amis and a biography of Kingsley's son, Martin. The Man Who Wasn't There, his account of Hemingway's life, is a 'bombshell biography' according to The Sunday Times. Most recently, he has delved into the troubled life of Patricia Highsmith in Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires.
He has written for The Spectator and The Sunday Times and has been interviewed on his work for various BBC Radio Arts Programmed, as well as appearing on the Channel 4 Series 'Writers in their Own Word's. His compilation of Philip Larkin's best amateur photographs in The Importance of Elsewhere has inspired a BBC TV programme.
Specifications
- Books Author: Professor Richard Bradford
- Number Of Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Books Category: Biography & Memoirs
- Book Format: Paperback
- Books_ISBN: 1448217695
- Other Feature 2: Weight: 238 grams
- Other Feature 3: Size: 129 x 198 mm
- Publication Date: July 13, 2021