From Burma to Big Brother: George Orwell’s best books – ranked! From frontline reporting to a trailblazing comic novel and a prophetic dystopia, which of Eric Blair’s books is the best? The Guardian - UK · Jun 22
Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux review – how Eric Blair became George Orwell The evils of empire are brought to life in this fascinating imagining of Orwell’s days as a colonial policeman, but the perspective of Burmese people is sidelined The Guardian - UK · Feb 21, 2024
Burma Sahib by Paul Theroux review – George Orwell’s Burmese days vibrantly brought to life The US writer’s fictionalised portrait of the young Eric Blair’s time with the imperial police in Burma is a keenly felt and vividly researched account of colonial bigotry and power The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
George Orwell's 'Scotophobia' – and how he overcame it – explored in new book GEORGE Orwell’s “Scotophobia”, and how he overcame it while writing his masterpiece 1984 on the Hebridean island of Jura, is explored in an… The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2023
'George Orwell claimed that all Scots were whisky-swilling imperialists' GEORGE Orwell was born Eric Blair on 25 June 1903. Thirty years later, when his first book was published, the name on the cover was not the… The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2023