Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays
by:
George Orwell (author)
The most terrifying in years. Orwell's glimpse into the totalitarian future plumbs the depths of human pride and degradation and vividly points out the horrors of a well-established totalitarian regime of whatever type. He warns the Western world of Russia.
The most terrifying in years. Orwell's glimpse into the totalitarian future plumbs the depths of human pride and degradation and vividly points out the horrors of a well-established totalitarian regime of whatever type. He warns the Western world of Russia.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780151820436 (0151820430)
Publish date: July 1st 1950
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
Writing,
Essays,
History,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Read For School,
Politics,
Short Stories
Why has it taken me so long to discover George Orwell's non-fiction? Ever since reading "1984" when I was a teenager I've known Orwell was an excellent writer, but I didn't know just how extensive a range he had. Fiction, journalism, literary criticism, political and social commentary, memoir; there...
This was my introduction to George Orwell's non-fiction. Supposedly during his lifetime, Orwell was known foremost as an essayist; this was quite surprising to me as it was only a couple of years ago that I'd ever even heard mention of Orwell writing non-fiction. This collection of essays really imp...
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