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Posted this as Orwell is one of my favorite essayists (along with Gore Vidal). It's rare to see a free work like this, and it's a great essay.
by rsj_hn 5y ago
Posted this as Orwell is one of my favorite essayists (along with Gore Vidal). It's rare to see a free work like this, and it's a great essay.
- ejensler 5y agoThanks for the reminder, I haven't read this in years! It's the first piece of writing of his that opened my eyes beyond 1984. If people are looking for other mildly humorous but still serious in the same vein, I would recommend "Down and Out in Paris and London."
- ZeroGravitas 5y agoHis novel Burmese Days is similarly based on his experiences of this time.
- rsj_hn 5y agoDown and Out is my favorite book. His essays were so much better than his fiction, IMO.