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  George Orwell (Paperback) By (author) Gordon Bowker

  

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  Short Description for George OrwellThis title is a biography of George Orwell (1903- 1950), the author of '1984' and 'Animal Farm'.
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  • Publisher: Abacus
  • Published: 01 April 2004
  • Format: Paperback 512 pages
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  • Categories: Biography: General | Biography: Literary | Literary Studies: General | Literary Studies: From C 1900 - | Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers
  • ISBN 13: 9780349115511 ISBN 10: 0349115516
  • Sales rank: 164,121

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• Gordon Bowker's biography, written to coincide with Orwell's centenary, includes material which brings the writer's life into unfamiliar focus. Bowker writes revealingly about Orwell's family background; the lasting influence of Eton on his work and character; his superstitious streak and youthful flirtation with black magic; and his chaotic and reckless sex life, which included at least one homoerotic relationship. It highlights the strange circumstances of his first marriage and provides evidence of his experiences in Spain and their nightmarish consequences. It also offers a fresh look at his peculiar deathbed marriage to a woman 15 years his junior.