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NONFICTION
Released: Oct. 1, 2008
ALL ART IS PROPAGANDA: CRITICAL ESSAYS
by George Orwell
"More often appreciative and ruminative than critical--but that's OK."
The second of two volumes of the British author's essays, compiled by journalist George Packer. Read full book review >
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Released: Oct. 1, 2008
FACING UNPLEASANT FACTS: NARRATIVE ESSAYS
by George Orwell
"A generous display of the great English journalist's distinctive honesty, clarity and reverence for the pertinent fact and the perfect phrase."
The first of two volumes of the British author's essays, compiled by journalist George Packer. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 20, 2012
Kirkus Star DIARIES
by George Orwell, edited by Peter Davison
"Editor Davison (English/De Montfort Univ.) supplies necessary contextual information and footnotes generously, but stays in the shadows and allows us to truly enjoy Orwell's impressive chronicles."
A co-editor of George Orwell's Complete Works offers a lushly annotated edition of Orwell's diaries from 1931 to 1949. Read full book review >