tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88759862385027089.post5064387909891890028..comments2024-03-09T22:39:06.554+00:00Comments on ~ W a y m a r k s ~: Reading George OrwellTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11641833714036731203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88759862385027089.post-726920164258652082016-09-04T19:54:03.950+01:002016-09-04T19:54:03.950+01:00Sounds like an interesting story!
I definitely wa...Sounds like an interesting story!<br /><br />I definitely want to track down a good biography of Orwell now. The essays are a fascinating read, hence he's someone I feel I really should know more about.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641833714036731203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88759862385027089.post-25838740272850419282016-09-03T18:29:51.294+01:002016-09-03T18:29:51.294+01:00I had a very similar feeling about Shooting an Ele...I had a very similar feeling about Shooting an Elephant - when did I first read this? Because when I read it recently it felt like I had always read it. <br /><br />Writers like Orwell or Shakespeare simply seem to be part of our national and cultural collective consciousness without having to actively read them. With Orwell though he draws in so much modern history. I also seem to inadvertently keep coming across him, whether it be in a pub in Fitzroy or walking Jura, the remote Scottish island where he wrote 1984. In fact the writing of 1984 is almost as fascinating as the book itself, and inspired me to write a short story about a bunch of characters interacting on Jura that included Orwell and the KLF. The story should probably continue to keep gathering digital dust (ha!) but it was fascinating looking into the life of Orwell on Jura for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com