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Books | 828.91208 ORW (Browse shelf) | Available | 032203 |
828.809 DUT Toru Dutt : collected prose and poetry | 828.809 GAN Ruskin Unto this last : a paraphrase | 828.809 RUS Unto this last, and other writings | 828.91208 ORW Orwell on truth | 828.91208 WOO Wodehouse at the wicket : a cricketing anthology | 828.91209 ORW Seeing things as they are : selected journalism and other writings | 828.91409 DWI Kamala Das and her poetry |
'Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all else follows.' This selection of George Orwell’s writing, from both his novels and non-fiction, gathers together his thoughts on the subject of truth. It ranges from discussion of personal honesty and morality, to freedom of speech and political propaganda. Orwell’s unique clarity of thought and illuminating scepticism provide the perfect defence against our post-truth world of fake news and confusion. 'The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.' Includes an introduction by Alan Johnson and passages from Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Coming Up for Air, The Lion and the Unicorn, Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwell’s letters, war-time diary, criticism and essays including ‘Fascism and Democracy’, ‘Culture and Democracy’, ‘Looking Back on the Spanish War’, ‘As I Please’, ‘Notes on Nationalism’, ‘The Prevention of Literature’, ‘Politics and the English Language’ and ‘Why I Write’.
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