Why Orwell Matters
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| Author | Christopher Hitchens |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | George Orwell |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Publication date | 2002 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 211 |
| ISBN | 0-465-03050-5 |
| OCLC | 49922535 |
Why Orwell Matters, released in the UK as Orwell's Victory, is a book-length biographical essay by Christopher Hitchens. In it, the author relates George Orwell's thoughts on and actions in relation to: The British Empire, the Left, the Right, the United States, English conventions, feminism, and his controversial list for the British Foreign Office.