Dimensions
134 x 210 x 12mm
With the new century now disturbingly getting into its stride there is a massive reappraisal going on of the twentieth century's written legacy. Which writers stagger on, which implode, which thrive? Christopher Hitchens's contention in this terrifically pugnacious and entertaining book is that above all it is Orwell among British writers who remains impressive, uncompromised and right.
Whether thinking about empires or dictators, race or class, nationalism or popular culture, Orwell's moral outlook remains indispensable in a world which has undergone vast changes in the fifty years since his death. His ability to see through lies and spin, and to say exactly what he thought (whoever it offended), make him matter now more than ever.
Provocative, funny and extremely enjoyable, 'Orwell's Victory' is a brilliant encounter between the greatest radical conscience of the 1940s and one of the most incisive minds of our own age.
