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He was so far ahead of his time. I just started reading “Burmese Days” which reflects his life as a policeman in the British Empire, experiences that affected
by mark_l_watson 6y ago
He was so far ahead of his time.
I just started reading “Burmese Days” which reflects his life as a policeman in the British Empire, experiences that affected his views on life.
- JNRowe 6y agoI recently pimped an Orwell biography in a different thread¹, but I'll do so again. Dorian Lynskey's The Ministry of Truth is a really well written and thoroughly researched treatise on Orwell. I found the passage of his life from Eton through Spain to his final books far more interesting than his actual writings(with the possible exception of Road to Wigan Pier). ¹ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25474279 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25474279
- mhh__ 6y agoHis "As I please" lectures, particularly on the practice of calling people fascists, could've been written tomorrow they're so prescient.
- hertzrat 6y agoI strongly recommend down and out in London and Paris as well. He decides to live as realistically similar to a poor person for a while in a gonzo-like journalism experiment with a lot of interesting scenes and observations