Critical Companion to George Orwell
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<p>George Orwell is one of the great writers of the 20th century, famous for his direct and powerful style as well as for his fictional condemnations of totalitarianism.<br /><br />The new <em>Critical Companion to George Orwell</em> is an up-to-date and useful reference to Orwell's life and work for high school and college-level students. All his works are covered, including two of the most-recognized novels of the 20th century: <em>Animal Farm</em> and <em>Nineteen Eighty-Four</em>; his famous essays, such as "Politics and the English Language" and "Shooting an Elephant"; his book-length nonfiction, such as <em>Homage to Catalonia</em> and <em>Down and Out in Paris and London</em>; and more. Also included are detailed entries on his life and related people, places, and topics.<br /><br /><strong>Entries include:</strong></p><ul><li>Synopses and critical assessments of all Orwell's major work</li><li>Descriptions of characters in Orwell's fiction, such as Winston Smith, Napoleon the pig, and more</li><li>Descriptions of people, places, and topics important in Orwell's life and work, such as communism, the Spanish civil war, and more</li><li>Appendixes, including a chronology and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources.</li></ul>
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