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George Orwell: life of the week
Laura Beers explores the life and times of the writer responsible for conjuring up Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Danny Bird
Published: August 13, 2024 at 7:25 AM
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From doublethink and thoughtcrime to coming face-to-face with our worst nightmares inside Room 101, few writers have had as much impact on the popular imagination as George Orwell. But what compelled the author of 'Animal Farm' and 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' to conjure up such dark, dystopian worlds? In this 'Life of the week' episode, Danny Bird speaks to historian Laura Beers about the man who introduced the world to Big Brother – and whose surname has become one of the most resonant adjectives of our age.
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Laura Beers is the author of Orwell’s Ghosts: Wisdom and Warnings for the 21st Century (C Hurst & Co, 2024)
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Danny BirdContent producer
Danny Bird is a content producer at HistoryExtra
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