Why Orwell matters (Record no. 7955)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780465030507
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 828.912HIT
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hitchens, Christopher.
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Why Orwell matters
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Basic Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2002
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 211 p. ; 22 cm.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this widely acclaimed biographical essay, the masterful polemicist Christopher Hitchens assesses the life, the achievements, and the myth of the great political writer and participant George Orwell. True to his contrarian style, Hitchens is both admiring and aggressive, sympathetic yet critical, taking true measure of his subject as hero and problem. Answering both the detractors and the false claimants, Hitchens tears down the faȧde of sainthood erected by the hagiographers and rebuts the critics point by point. He examines Orwell and his perspectives on fascism, empire, feminism, and Englishness, as well as his outlook on America, a country and culture toward which he exhibited much ambivalence. Whether thinking about empires or dictators, race or class, nationalism or popular culture, Orwell's moral outlook remains indispensable in a world that has undergone vast changes in the seven decades since his death. Combining the best of Hitchens' polemical punch and intellectual elegance in a tightly woven and subtle argument, this book addresses not only why Orwell matters today, but how he will continue to matter in a future, uncertain world.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Orwell, George, 1903-1950--Criticism and interpretation.
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        UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma UONGOZI Institute Resources Centre - Dodoma Philosophy 01/17/2025   828.912HIT URD000442 01/31/2025 01/17/2025 Book