Orwell is a hero of mine, and of many. This news at the BBC caught my eyes.
His diary entries are to be published on a special blog - one entry at a time by The Orwell Prize.
"From 9th August 2008, you will be able to gather your own impression of Orwell's face from reading his most strongly individual piece of writing: his diaries. The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries, each diary entry will be published on this blog exactly seventy years after it was written, allowing you to follow Orwell's recuperation in Morocco, his return to the UK, and his opinions on the descent of Europe into war in real time. The diaries end in 1942, three years into the conflict."
More like this
With my reading list for the coming days
George Orwell: Essays (Penguin Modern Classics)
Just ordered. Hopefully, it should have Orwell's reflections on Gandhi.
Apparently 65% of Britons have lied about reading certain books in an effort to impress others. The top ten books not read but claimed to have been read were:
This is old news, but in 1998 Random House generated one of those "100 Best Novels" lists as voted by a panel and by readers. Interestingly there was quite the disconnect between what both groups favored:
Go here and here for context, then discuss the idiosyncrasy of such lists.