The Orwell Conundrum

A Cry of Despair or Faith in the "Spirit of Man?"

By Erika Gottlieb
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Ebook (PDF) : 9780773591516, September 1992
Paperback : 9780886291754, September 1992

Description

An important contribution to the understanding of George Orwell's thought, particularly to Nineteen Eighty Four. The author challenges the view of the novel as a flawed work of crushing pessimism, arguing convincingly that it is a great humanist's mature vision of his deeply troubled times.