BFG1 The Wonder of George Orwell

Nathan Waddell marks 75 years since the death of George Orwell with a pioneering new biography A Bright Cold Day: The Wonder Of George Orwell

From waking and showering to breakfast, work, lunch, the pub, sleep and dreaming, Orwell was never dulled to the routines of living. And in the details of the day, we can understand how power, money, freedom and choice play out, not just for Orwell’s characters, but for us all.

Nathan Waddell is a Professor of English Literature at the University of Birmingham. He is currently working on several projects relating to his literary hero – these include The Oxford Handbook of George Orwell and George Orwell in Context, for Cambridge University Press. 

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