As I Please: Annotated Edition
As I Please: Annotated Edition
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After leaving his job with the BBC Eastern Service in November 1943, George Orwell became literary editor of Tribune magazine, penning a regular column called “As I Please” between 3rd December 1943 and 28th March 1947. Encompassing political opinion, literary criticism and social critique, Orwell’s editorials represent an invaluable commentary on the major cultural issues that preoccupied Britain during and after the war. Collected here in one volume, and fully annotated, these opinion pieces showcase Orwell’s polemical brilliance and cement his reputation as one of the finest journalists and literary writers in the English language. Alma Classics is committed to making available a wide range of literature from around the globe. Most of the titles are enriched by an extensive critical apparatus, notes and extra reading material, as well as a selection of photographs. The texts are based on the most authoritative edition and edited using a fresh, accessible editorial approach. With an emphasis on production, editorial and typographical values, Alma Classics aspires to revitalize the whole experience of reading classics.
Sobre George Orwell
George Orwell (Motihari, l´Índia, 1903 - Londres, 1950), el nom real del qual era Eric Blair, va ser novel·lista, assagista brillant i mestre de periodistes. Podria dir-se que la seva breu vida resumeix els somnis i els malsons del món occidental en el segle XX. Va néixer a l´Índia britànica en el si d´una família de classe mitjana, va estudiar amb una beca en l´exclusiu col·legi de Eton, va servir en la Policia Imperial en ultramar (Els dies de Birmània, 1934), va tornar a...