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Homage to Catalonia / Down and Out in Paris and London

George Orwell's 'Homage to Catalonia' is a firsthand account of his involvement in the Spanish Civil War, offering a critical perspective on the conflict. The book 'Down and Out in Paris and London' details Orwell's struggles with poverty and his experiences in the underbelly of these cities, providing a vivid portrayal of the social and economic conditions of the era. more

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George Orwell
George Orwell

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a British novelist and political critic. Known for his sharp social criticism and profound insights into totalitarianism, Orwell is best remembered for his novels '1984' and 'Animal Farm', which remain influential to this day. more

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“Hunger reduces one to an utterly spineless, brainless condition, more like the after-effects of influenza than anything else. It is as though all one's blood had been pumped out and lukewarm water substituted.”

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Book:Orwell and the dispossessed: Down and out in Paris and London in the context of essays, reviews and letters selected from The complete works of George Orwell
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“I am well acquainted with all the arguments against freedom of thought and speech - the arguments which claim that it cannot exist, and the arguments which claim that it ought not to. I answer simply that they don't convince me and that our civilization over a period of four hundred years has been founded on the opposite notice.”

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Book:The Complete Works of George Orwell: I belong to the Left: 1945
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“If publishers and editors exert themselves to keep certain topics out of print, it is not because they are frightened of prosecution but because they are frightened of public opinion. In this country intellectual cowardice is the worst enemy a writer or journalist has to face, and that fact does not seem to me to have had the discussion it deserves.”

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“Is the English press honest or dishonest? At normal times it is deeply dishonest. All the papers that matter live off their advertisements, and the advertisers exercise an indirect censorship over news. Yet I do not suppose there is one paper in England that can be straightforwardly bribed with hard cash. In the France of the Third Republic all but a very few of the newspapers could notoriously be bought over the counter like so many pounds of cheese.”

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Book:Orwell's England
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