I've loved George Orwell since I was assigned
1984 in a community college English class in 1987. It was the second novel assigned in the class, between
Tess of the D'Urbervilles and
A Clockwork Orange, and I was completely high on just how revolutionary this work was. Of course, the book has taken on a whole new level of relevance in 2019, and having just re-read it and found it as together and complete as any novel you can name, I highly recommend jumping back in to
1984 if it's been a while--or if you've never read it.
I think Dorian Lynskey would agree. He just published
The Ministry of Truth: The Biography of George Orwell's 1984, and I
reviewed it for
Book and Film Globe. Do
take a peek.
Yours in laying down the law,
Art
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